COURSE PLAN

SUBJECT: PSYCHIATRIC NURSING-1

PLACEMENT: M.SC (N) 1st YEAR

PREPARED
BY:-
AMANDEEP KAUR
BAJWA
LECTURER,
S.G.R.D.
C.O.N. AMRITSAR
 Placement Msc Ist year

Hours of
Instruction
Theory 150 hours
Practical 650 hours
Total: 800 hours
Course Description
This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise
and in depth understanding in the field of Psychiatric Nursing. It
will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual
and develop skill to function psychiatric nurse specialist. It will
further enable the student to function as educator, manager, and
researcher in the field of Psychiatric nursing.
Objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the trends and issues in the field of psychiatry and
Psychiatric nursing.
2. Explain the dynamics of personality development and human
Behavior.
3. Describe the concepts of psychobiology in mental disorders and
its
implications for psychiatric nursing
4. Demonstrate therapeutic communications skills in all
interactions
5. Demonstrate the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner in various
therapeutic modalities
6. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationship with individual
and
groups
7. Uses assertive techniques in personal and professional actions
8. Promotes self-esteem of clients, others and self
9. Apply the nursing process approach in caring for patients with
mental
disorders
10. Describe the psychopharmacological agents, their effects and
nurses
role
11. Recognize the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner and as a
member of the psychiatric and mental health team
12. Describe various types of alternative system of medicines used
in psychiatric setting
13. Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the
areas of research in the field of psychiatric nursing.
unit Tim Learning content Teaching Assessme
e objectives Learning nt
(hrs Activity method
)
Describe
I 10 mental health Introduction Lecture Questioni
􀂉 Mental Health and Mental
and mental discussion ng
Illness
illness 􀂉 Historical perspectives
􀂉 Trends, issues and magnitude
-Explain
􀂉 Contemporary practices
mental health 􀂉 Mental health laws/Acts
􀂉 National mental health
laws/ acts
program -National mental
Discuss health
authority, state mental health
mental health
authority
programmes 􀂉 Human rights of mentally ill
􀂉 Mental Health/ Mental Illness
Explain the
Continuum
role of nursing 􀂉 Classification of mental
illnesses-ICD, DSM
􀂉 Standards of Psychiatric
nursing
􀂉 Challenges and Scope of
psychiatric nursing
􀂉 Multi-disciplinary team and
role of nurse
Role of psychiatric nurse-
extended and expanded
 Concepts of Psychobiology
􀂉 The Nervous System:
Explain about Discussion Essay
• An Anatomical Review
II 10 the nervous • The Brain and limbic system Demonstration type,
• Nerve Tissue
system By charts Short
• Autonomic Nervous system
• Neurotransmitters answers ,
􀂉 Neuroendocrinology
Discuss the Objective
• Pituitary, Thyroid Gland
neuroendocrin • Circadian Rhythms type
􀂉 Genetics
ology, Question
􀂉 Neuro psychiatric disorders
Genetics,neur 􀂉 Psychoimmunology
• Normal Immune response
o
• Implications for psychiatric
Psychiatric Illness
􀂉 Implications for Nursing
disorders,psch
o
immunology
Explain Theories of Personality Development
and relevance to nursing
psychoanaltyc Essay
practice
III 10 al 􀂉 Psychoanalytic Theory- lectures type,
Freud’s
,interpersonal Short
􀂉 Interpersonal Theory-
Cognitive Sullivan’s answers ,
􀂉 Theory of Psychosocial
development Objective
Development-Erikson’s
Theory of 􀂉 Theory of object relations type
􀂉 Cognitive Development Theory
moral Question
􀂉 Theory of Moral Development
 development 􀂉A Nursing Model-Hildegard
E.Peplau

Lecture , model, Essay

IV 5 Discuss stress Stress and its management Charts, type,
􀂉 An introduction to the
and Demonstration, Short
concepts of stress
Its 􀂉 Psychological Adaptation to answers ,
stress
management Objective
􀂉 Stress as a Biological
Response. type
􀂉 Stress as an Environmental
Question.
Event.
Describe
Units Hours Content
stress as 􀂉 Stress as Transaction between
An the Individual and the
Environment.
environmental 􀂉 Stress management.
event
Assignment, Objectives,
Short Question, Essay
V 10 Review the Lecture , model, Essay
Type Question
communicatio Charts, type,
n Demonstration, Short
Process answers ,
Factors Objective
affecting type
communicatio Question
 n
Barriers of
communicatio
n
Discuss the
dynamics of a
Therapeutic
nurse
Client
relationship
Therapeutic
impasses and
its
management
Assertive Training
􀂉 Assertive Communication
VI 10 Describe the Lecture , model, Essay
􀂉 Basic Human Rights
Explain about 􀂉 Response Patterns Charts, type,
• (Nonassertive Behavior
the Demonstration Short
• Assertive Behavior
Assertive • Aggressive Behavior Practice session answers ,
• Passive-Aggressive Behavior)
communicatio Health education Objective
􀂉 Behavioral Components of
n,basic Assertive Behavior type
􀂉 Techniques that Promote
Human Question
Assertive Behavior
 rights,respons 􀂉 Thought-Stopping Techniques Assessme
Method
e nt of skill
Role of The Nurse
patterns,techn with
iques check list.
Role of nurse
Explain about Promoting Self-Esteem
􀂉 Components of Self-Concept
VII 10 Promoting self Lecture , model, Essay
􀂉 The Development of Self-
esteem Esteem Charts, type,
􀂉 The Manifestations of Low-
,components Demonstration Short
Self-Esteem
of self 􀂉 Boundaries Practice session answers ,
Role of nurse
concepts Health education Objective
Discuss the type
manifestation Question
of low esteem Assessme
nt of skill
with
check list.
VIII 5 Describe the Women and Mental Health Lecture , model, Essay
• Normal reaction to conception,
women and Charts, type,
pregnancy and puerperium
mental health • Problems related to conception, Demonstration Short
pregnancy and puerperium
Describe and its management. Practice session answers ,
problems • Counselling – Premarital, marital and Health Objective
related to genetic education type
 conception, Question
Pregnancy and Assessme
puerperium nt
of skill
with
check list.
Expain the The nursing process in
psychiatric/mental health nursing
IX 10 mental health Lecture , model, Essay
􀂉 Mental health assessment-
assessment History taking, mental status Charts, type,
examination
Discuss the Demonstration Short
􀂉 Physical and neurological
investigations examination Practice session answers ,
􀂉 Psychometric assessment
and nursing Health Objective
􀂉 Investigations, Diagnosis and
management Differential diagnosis education type
􀂉 Interpretation of investigations
Explain Question
􀂉 Nurse’s role
nurses role 􀂉 Nursing case management Assessme
• Critical pathways of care
nt
􀂉 Documentation
• Problem-oriented recording of skill
• Focus charting
with
• The PIE method
check list.
Expain the Psycho social and physical therapies
􀂉 Individual therapy
psychosocial Lecture , model, Essay
􀂉 Behavioural Therapy-
X 35 and physical Relaxation therapy, cognitive Charts, type,
therapy,
therapies Demonstration Short
 positive- negative reinforcement, Practice session answers ,
bio-feedback, guided imagery,
Health Objective
ab-reactive therapy
􀂉 Group Therapy education type
􀂉 Family Therapy
Question
􀂉 Milieu Therapy
􀂉 The Therapeutic Community Assessme
􀂉 Occupational therapy
nt
􀂉 Recreational therapy
􀂉 Play therapy of skill
􀂉 Music therapy
with
􀂉 Light therapy
􀂉 Color therapy check list
􀂉 Aroma therapy

Describe the Electroconvulsive Therapy Essay

􀂉 Historical Perspectives
XI 5 electrocun Lecture , type,
􀂉 Indications
Vulsive 􀂉 Contraindications Demonstration Short
􀂉 Mechanisms of Action
therapy Practice session answers ,
􀂉 Side Effects
􀂉 Risks Associated with Health Objective
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Explain the education type
􀂉 The Role of The Nurse in
role of nurse Question
Electroconvulsive Therapy
during ECT. Assessme
Content
Objectives nt
of skill
with
check list
 Explain the Psychopharmacology
􀂉 Historical Perspectives
psychopharma
􀂉 Role of a Nurse in
XII 10 cology Psychopharmacological Therapy Lecture , model, Essay
• Antianxiety Agents
Describe Charts, type,
• Antidepressants Agents
different types • Mood stabilizers Demonstration Short
• Antipsychotics
of drugs Practice session answers ,
• Sedative-Hypnotics
Explain the • Central Nervous System Health Objective
Stimulants
role of education type
􀂉 Future developments
Nurse in Question
psychopharma Assessme
Cological nt
therapy of skill
with
check list
Alternative systems of medicine in
mental health
XIII 15 Describe the Lecture , model, Essay
􀂉 Types of Therapies
Alternative • Herbal Medicine Charts, type,
• Unani
systems of Demonstration Short
• Siddha
Medicine in • Homeopathic Practice session answers ,
• Acupressure and Acupuncture
mental Health Objective
• Diet and Nutrition
health • Chiropractic Medicine education type
• Therapeutic Touch and
Question
Massage
• Yoga Assessme
• Pet Therapy
nt
of skill
with
check list