NURS 2313 Mental Health Nursing

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course focuses on the clients’ adaptive responses to stressors in the internal and external environment along the mental health continuum. The concepts of holistic man, therapeutic use of self, self and cultural awareness and the nursing process are emphasized. Theory focuses on the clients’ behavior, growth and development as they strive to meet their basic needs in varied health care environments. This is a half-semester course.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2020; NURS 1213; NURS 1226; NURS 1613; NURS 1626;

PSYC 1030

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Corequisite(s): NURS 2326; NURS 2113; NURS 2126; BIOL 1230
This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.