Description
This course presents basic concepts of mental health/illness and offering care to clients. Categories of mental illness are discussed along with common therapies used to treat them. The course addresses issues that nurses will face as they work with clients with special mental and emotional needs. PREREQUISITES: NSG118 GERIATRIC CLINICAL, NSG200 FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING WITH GERIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS, NSG201 FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING WITH GERIATRIC CONSIDERATIONS LAB, AND NSG205 PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING.