VERNON COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE, SECTION, AND TITLE: RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing
COURSE PREREQUISITE: RNSG 1327, RNSG 2443, RNSG, 2441
SEMESTER: Spring 2015
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Hamm, RN, MSN
OFFICE CONTACT NUMBER: 940-552-6291 ext. 2304
OFFICE LOCATION: Sumner Building Nursing Suite 422
CELL PHONE NUMBER: 940-357-9825
TEXTBOOKS:
Required:
Foster, R. & Hicks, G. (2004). How We Chose To Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely
Happy People. Berkley Publishing Group.
Halter, J. H. (2014). Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach. (7th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders
Elsevier.
COURSE CONTENT:
A. Identification of learning needs of the individual student
1. Self-assessment of student learning needs
2. Identification of preceptorship experience preferences
B. Performance of psychosocial assessments
1. Psychiatric assessment tool/interview
C. Development of concept map for various psychiatric clients
1. Collection and organization of data
D. Concept of classroom theory and client data to clinical experience
1. Safe physical and psychological care of clients
2. Performance of interventions for appropriate level of care
3. Confidentiality and privacy of all clients
4. Ethical and legal implications
E. Effective communication within the health care setting
1. Oral understanding of student learning objectives
2. Process recordings
3. Written documentation of student learning objectives
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance of classes/labs/clinical is necessary. It is the policy of the ADN program to
deduct one point from your course grade for your second and each subsequent
absence AND your second and each subsequent time lost (TL). A demerit is given for
each and every absence from clinical. A 12 hour clinical constitutes 2 clinical days,
thus, 2 demerits will be given. At any time, the instructor can present your attendance
record to the faculty committee for evaluation for determination of your continued
enrollment in the ADN program. Please refer to your class/lab/clinical contract. Also,
refer to the ADN handbook.