Textbook Of Mental Health Nursing Vol-1 For B.Sc Nursing Students (5Th Semester)

Mental health nursing is a course that allows students to learn and gain more knowledge about people with mental health issues and how to analyze and provide them with the proper treatment and medication under a supervised setting. Students will be able to competently do the following on successful completion of the course- be able to trace the historical development of mental health nursing and discuss its scope, identify the classification of mental disorders, develop a basic understanding of the principles and concepts of mental health nursing, and apply the Indian Nursing Council practice standards for psychiatric mental health nursing in supervised clinical settings. They will also learn how to conduct mental health assessments, identify and maintain therapeutic communication and nurse patient relationship, and demonstrate knowledge of the various treatment modalities and therapies used in mental disorders. They will be able to apply the nursing process in delivering care to patients with mental disorders, provide nursing care to patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders based on assessment findings and treatment/therapies used, and provide nursing care to patients with mood disorders based on assessment findings and treatment/therapies used.