STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Describe settings for and staff used in the delivery of psychiatric care.

 II.     Identify and apply legal and ethical concepts in psychiatric care.

 III.    Describe therapeutic communication techniques to develop therapeutic relationships when working with psychiatric clients.

 IV.     Assume responsibility for his/her professional growth through self assessment of emotions, attitudes, and behaviors with emphasis on how these components influence others.

 V.      Identify the steps of nursing process in giving care to a client.

 VI.     Discuss accurate and appropriate documentation of client behaviors in psychiatric settings.

 VII.    Discuss, in detail, the factors that influence human development and behavior.

 VIII.   Identify psychobiological responses to anxiety and stress and discuss how they impact human behavior.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Unit I. Foundations of Psychiatric Care

         A.      Mental health/mental illness continuum

         B.      Psychiatric care: settings and staff

         C.      Historical overview of psychiatric care

         D.      Legal - ethical aspects of psychiatric care

 II.     Unit II. Therapeutic Communication and Relationships

         A.      Therapeutic communication

         B.      Building therapeutic relationships

         C.      Self awareness

 III.    Unit III. Psychiatric Assessment and Documentation

         A.      Overview of DSM-IV

         B.      Overview of nursing process

         C.      Overview of the Mental Status Examination

         D.      Interviewing

         E.      Documentation

 IV.     Unit IV. Concepts Basic to Understanding Human Behavior

         A.      Human development

         B.      Family/cultural dynamics

         C.      Ego defense mechanisms

         D.      Stress

         E.      Anxiety

         F.      Grief

         G.      Psychobiology