COURSE SYLLABUS
VNSG 1301
MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
ILLNESS ILLNESS
Vocational Nursing Program – Plainview Extension
Health Occupations Division
Technical Education Division
Plainview Campus
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
Fall Semester - 2013
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SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE – PLAINVIEW
FALL 2013
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE:
VNSG 1301
MENTAL HEALTH and MENTAL ILLNESS
INSTRUCTOR:
Toy Long, BSN, RN, CCHP
OFFICE LOCATION:
Plainview Center - 104E
PHONE / E-MAIL:
(806)296-9611-4408 / tlong@southplainscollege.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1300-1600
Monday and Friday by appointment
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE IMPROVES EACH STUDENT’S LIFE
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the principles and theories of positive mental health and human behaviors will be
presented. Topics include emotional responses, coping mechanisms, and therapeutic
communication skills. Incorporating the study of human behavior with an emphasis on emotional
and mental abnormalities and modes of treatment incorporating the nursing process.
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
Student must complete this course with a grade of 75% or above based on the following
objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Utilize appropriate therapeutic communication skills to effectively gather data and exchange
information in the mental health setting.
Describe and contrast effective and ineffective emotional behaviors in response to the
environmental stressors.
Identify major theories of personality development throughout the life span.
Describe the theoretical concepts related to the effect of sociocultural influences on the way
people develop and process life.
Discuss the legal and ethical aspects involved in voluntary and involuntary treatment of
mental health and illness.
Identify, assess and evaluate the nursing process in relation to the major DSM_IV_R
classifications of behavior, deviant patterns of behavior and chemical abuse.
Identify current trends of therapy for the mentally ill client, and the nurse’s role in the
therapeutic process.
Identify major diagnostic categories of mental illness according to DSM_IV_R standards.
Utilize appropriate nursing diagnosis to complete a nursing care plan for the patient being
treated for a mental health condition.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Refer to (Plainview) Student Handbook (page 24) and the SPC College
Catalog (page 24).
SCANS & FOUNDATION SKILLS:
C – 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
F – 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
VERIFICATION OF WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES:
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NCLEX-PN Licensure Exam eligibility following successful completion of the one-year
vocational nursing program.
TEXTBOOK:
Eby, Linda, RN,MN/ Brown, Nancy J. (2009). MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CARE, 2ndt
Ed.,
Pearson/Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
ATI Support Materials Mental Health Nursing Edition 8.0
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Refer to College Catalog (page 21) and Student Handbook (Plainview)
(page 16). This course is a 16-hour course – 2 hours of allowable absence (Student
Handbook).
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1.
2.
3.
Read textbook assignments prior to class in preparedness for class discussion.
Participation in self-awareness and group discussion.
Term paper utilizing theoretical concepts related to personality and adaptive mechanisms,
following provided rubric. Points will be deducted for not following the guidelines per
instructor discretion.
Four unit exams and ATI Benchmark
4.
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GRADING:
Grades are not given to you – they are earned. YOU are in CONTROL of your grade!
Exams
Final Exam
Quizzes
50%
20%
10%
Term Paper
10%
Participation
10%
A
B
100-90
89-80
C
D
F
79-75
70-74
69 or below
Nursing Standard, below 75 is failing.
Term paper due on or before Dec. 2, 2013
ASSIGNMENTS:
Aug. 30
Review syllabus, textbooks, term paper rubric
Sept. 6
CHAPTER 1
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness
Sept. 9
CHAPTER 2
Ethical & Legal Issues
ATI chapter 2
Sept.13
CHAPTER 3
Personality Theory .
Sept. 16
CHAPTER 3
Personality Theory cont.
Sept. 20
CHAPTER 4
Mentally Healthy Nursing
ATI Chapter 1
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3
Sept. 23
CHAPTER 5
Sept. 27
CHAPTER 6
The Nurse Client Relationship and Communication
Sept. 30
Stress and Coping
ATI Chapter 9
CHAPTER 6 CONT.& CHAPTER 7Psychobiology and
Psychopharmacology
ATI Unit 3 & 4
Oct.4
UNIT EXAM
Oct. 7
CHAPTER 8
Chapters 1-7
Schizophrenia
ATI Chapters 13 & 21
CHAPTER 9
Mood Disorders
ATI Chapters 11,12,19,20,27
CHAPTER 10
Personality Disorders
CHAPTER 11
Anxiety Disorders
ATI chapters 11 &18
CHAPTER 12 Substance abuse and dependency
ATI chapters 16 & 23
UNIT EXAM Chapters 8-12
CHAPTER 13 Disorders in Children and Adolescence
CHAPTER 13 Disorders in Children and Adolescence, cont.
ATI chapters 22 & 25
CHAPTER 14 Eating Disorders
ATI Chapter 17
CHAPTER 15 Dementia and Cognitive Disorders
ATI Chapter 15
UNIT EXAM Chapters 13-15
CHAPTER 16 Violence and Abuse
ATI Chapter 28
CHAPTER 17 Psychosocial Issues in General Client Care
FINAL EXAM
Oct. 14
Oct. 18
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Nov. 25
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
COURSE OUTLINE:
UNIT I: Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 1 Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness
Objectives:
1. Define mental health and mental illness in your own words.
2. Discuss the stigma of mental illness in our society
3. Acknowledge the vulnerability of people with mental illness.
Outline:
I.
Mental health and Mental Disorders
II.
Historical perspectives and Stigma of Mental Illness
III.
Nurses Role in Mental Health Promotion
IV.
Vulnerability of the Mentally Ill
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Chapter 2 Ethical and Legal Issues
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Clarify your own personal values and how they can pertain to nursing practice..
Provide nursing care based on the ethical values of the profession. accountability in the
Apply the nursing process as an ethical decision-making model.
Identify ways to avoid malpractice issues.
Plan nursing interventions to protect the legal and ethical rights of clients with psychiatric
disorders.
Outline:
I.
Ethics in Nursing/ Personal Values, Codes of Ethics for Nurses, Standards of care and
Ethical Principles
II.
Legal Aspects of Mental Health Nursing, Types of Laws, Nurse Practice Acts, Psychiatric
Hospitalization
III.
Legal Rights for Mental Health Clients
IV.
Competency
V
Americans with Disabilities Act
VI
Advance Care Directives
VII
Nurses Responsibility in Documentation
VIII
Malpractice
IX
Standards of Culturally Appropriate Care
Chapter 3 Personality Theory
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Explain how personality theories form a basis for psychotherapy.
Recognize the purpose and use of defense mechanisms in clients and yourself.
Plan nursing interventions to promote clients psychosocial development.
Make decisions about client care and priorties based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Outline:
I.
Development of Personality
II.
Psychoanalytic, Ego, Biological, Trait, Behaviorist and Learning, Cognitive,Existential
and Humanistic, and Interpersonal Theories
Chapter 4 Mentally Healthy Nursing
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Discuss ways to use caring in your nursing practice.
Identify factors that cause burnout in nurses.
Plan ways to prevent nursing burnouts.
Plan strategies to promote your own mental health.
Outline:
I.
Attributes of Caring
II.
Burnout
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Chapter 5 The Nurse Client Relationship and Communication
Objectives:
1. Develop effective communication skills that will promote trusting nurse-client relationships,
2. Recognize and avoid communication barriers.
3. Conduct therapeutic communication as a nursing intervention with clients.
Outline:
I.
Therapeutic use of self
II.
Nurse-Client relationship
III.
Communication Process
IV.
Effective Communication Strategies
V.
Barriers to Communication
Chapter 6 Stress and Coping
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Explain how stress affects an individual acutely and chronically.
Differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive coping methods. relationship between
Assess clients stress levels.
Promote clients adaptive coping abilities.
Outline:
I.
Homeostasis
II.
The Stress response
III
Adaptation to Stress
Chapter 7 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
Objectives:
1. Teach clients about the biological basis of the major mental disorders.
2. Reinforce client teaching about the desires effects and adverse effects of psychotropic
medications.
3. Safely and effectively administer psychotropic medications.
4. Apply the nursing process to clients receiving psychotropic medications.
Outline:
I.
Psychobiology, Mental Disorders, Brain Anatomy and Function, Genetics of Mental
Illness and Neuroendocrine System
II.
Psychopharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics.
SCANS COMPETENCIES
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C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
TIME – Selects goals – relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, prepares and follows
schedules.
MONEY - Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records and makes adjustments to meet
objectives.
MATERIALS & FACILITIES – Acquires, stores, allocates and uses materials or space efficiently.
HUMAN RESOURCES – Assess skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performances
and provides feedback.
INFORMATION – Acquires and Uses Information
C-5
Acquires and evaluates information.
C-6
Organizes and maintains information.
C-7
Interprets and communicates information.
C-8
Uses computers to process information.
INTERPERSONAL – Works With Others
C-9
Participates as members of a team and contributes to group effort.
C-10 Teaches others new skills.
C-11 Serves Clients/Customers – works to satisfy customer’s expectations.
C-12 Exercise Leadership – Communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others
responsibility challenges existing procedures and policies.
C-13 Negotiates – works toward agreements involving exchanges of resources; resolves divergent
interests.
C-14 Works With Diversity – Works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds.
SYSTEMS – Understands Complex Interrelationships
C-15 Understands Systems – Knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and
operate effectively with them.
C-16 Monitors and Corrects Performance – Distinguishes trends, predicts impacts in system operations.
C-17 Improves Designs Systems – Suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or
alternative systems to improve performance.
TECHNOLOGY – Works With a Variety of Technologies
C-18 Selects Technology – Chooses procedures, tools, or equipment, including computers and related
technologies.
C-19 Applies Technology to Task – Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and
operation of equipment.
C-20 Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment – Prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment.
FOUNDATION SKILLS
BASIC SKILLS – Reads, Writes, Performs Arithmetic and Mathematical Operations, Listens and
Speaks
F-1
Reading – Locates, understands and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as
manuals, graphs and schedules.
F-2
Writing – Communicates thoughts, ideas, information and messages in writing and creates
documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs and flow charts.
F-3
Arithmetic – Performs basic computations; uses numerical concepts such as whole numbers, etc.
F-4
Mathematics – Approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
F-6
Speaking – Organizes ideas and communicates orally.
F-7
THINKING SKILLS – Thinks Creatively, Makes Decisions, Solves Problems, Visualizes and
Knows How to Learn and Reason
Creative Thinking – Generates new ideas.
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F-8
F-9
F-10
F-11
F-12
F-13
F-14
F-15
F-16
F-17
Decision Making – Specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, evaluates
and chooses best alternative.
Problem Solving – Recognizes problems, devises and implements plan of action.
Seeing Things in the Mind’s Eye – Organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects and
other information.
Knowing How to Learn – Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge
and skills.
Reasoning – Discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects
and applies it when solving a problem.
PERSONAL QUALITIES – Displays Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Sociability, Self-Management,
Integrity and Honesty
Responsibility – Exerts a high level of effort and perseveres toward goal attainment.
Self-Esteem – Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self.
Sociability – Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy and politeness in group
settings.
Self-Management – Assesses self accuracy, sets personal goals, monitors progress and exhibits self
control.
Integrity / Honesty – Chooses ethical courses of action.
SCANS FOUNDATION AND COMPETENCY SKILLS (by course)
Foundations; (F)
ECON 230:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17
Competencies: (C)
2, 15
ENGL 1301
1302
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17
5, 6, 7, 8
5, 6, 7
GOVT 2301
1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 17
15
HIST
1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17
15
MATH 1314
3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12
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PSYC
1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17
4, 14
1302
2301
READ 1314
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17
13, 14, 15
1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12,
SPCH
1321
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14
1, 5, 6, 7, 14
SOC
1301
1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17
4, 14
PHYS
1315
1,2,4,10,11,12
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Example for PSYC: Scans:
Foundation Skills:
Competencies:
1, 2, 10, 11
4, 13
4.1.1 Syllabus Statements:
Each syllabus should include the following Diversity Statement and the Disabilities Statement
appropriate to the location of the course.
4.1.1.1
Diversity Statement:
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In this class, the teacher will establish and support an environment that values and nurtures
individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and
respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to
learn about others, about the large world and about ourselves. By promoting diversity and
intellectual exchange, we will not only mirror society as it is, but also model society as it can be.
4.1.1.2.
Disabilities Statement:
Levelland Campus
Students with disabilities, including physical, psychiatric, or learning
disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class should
notify the Special Services Office early in the semester so that the
appropriate arrangements may be made.
In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodations
must provide acceptable documentation of his/her disability to the
Special Services Coordinator. For more information, call or visit the
Special Services Office in the Student Services building. 894-9611 ext
2529.
Reese Center and Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center
(ATC)
Students with disabilities, including physical, psychiatric, or learning
disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class should
notify the Special Services Office early in the semester so that the
appropriate arrangements may be made.
In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodations
must provide acceptable documentation of his/her disability to the
Special Services Coordinator. For more information, call or visit the
Special Services Office in room 809 and 811, Reese Center, Building 8,
885-3048 ext 4654
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