This course is designed to present theories and concepts which deal with clients presenting problems relating to psychosocial adjustments, emotional stress, and behavioral dysfunction. Concurrent clinical experience provides the opportunity for the student to utilize the nursing process with increasing independence.
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Responsibility
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Evaluate practices within the scope of the professional nurse by achieving a high level of professional ethics.
- Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication with clients and health care team members within the mental health setting.
- Assess clients with psychiatric disorders using the nursing process to promote health and safety.
- Evaluate nursing care using evidence- based research for clinical decision making.
- Demonstrate caring interventions across the life span including palliative and end of life care needs for client and/or significant others.
- Formulate a teaching plan for the client that promotes informed decision making for positive client outcomes.
- Collaborate with the client and health care team in shared planning, decision making and goal-setting to provide quality patient care.
- Identify effective resources to meet client needs.
- Foundations in Theory:
- Foundations for Practice:
- Psychosocial Nursing Tools:
- Psychobiological Disorders:
- Trauma Interventions:
- Interventions for Special Populations:
- Other Intervention Modalities
Health Careers
Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.