Psychiatric Nursing Concepts IV (Living with Episodic Health Challenges II)

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
PNUR 2401
Descriptive
Psychiatric Nursing Concepts IV (Living with Episodic Health Challenges II)
Department
Douglas
Faculty
Douglas
Credits
4.50
Start Date
End Term
201330
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
40
Contact Hours
Lecture 6.0
Learning Activities

It is the intent of faculty to facilitate student learning, foster ways of knowing and promote critical thinking through a variety of teaching/learning methods including lecture, audio-visual aids, group discussion case study analysis, computer-assisted learning programs and group and/or individual research and presentations.

Course Description
This course continues an examination of a person’s experience with episodic variances in wellness throughout the life cycle and their impact on client system stability and harmony. The Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing conceptual framework is expanded upon and applied to the health assessment of the individual client. Emphasis is on the integration and application of the concepts related to episodic variances in wellness on previous concepts and patterns to broaden the scope of practice. Human pathophysiology and pharmacological management related to selected exemplars of acute variances in wellness will be presented. Professional relationships, ethical and legal issues and trends in health care will be critically examined.
Course Content

In this course, within the context of the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing’s philosophy and conceptual framework, students will focus on developing the psychiatric nursing role and promoting health in clients experiencing episodic variances in wellness through an understanding, acquisition and application of psychiatric nursing theory.

 

Specific concepts that will be addressed are:

 

I.     VARIABLES

 

Physiological Variable

  • Metabolism                                             *Variances in metabolism:

                              

  • Oxygenation                                           *Variances in respiratory function

                                

  • Circulation                                              *Variances in circulatory functioning

                              

  • Cellular Dynamics                                   *Variances in responses: cancer

                                

  • Elimination                                              *Variances in urological/bowel functioning

                                

  • Mobility                                                   *Variances in mobility

                              

  • Reproduction                                           *Variances in reproductive functioning

                              

  • Neuro-sensory                                          *Variances in neuro-sensory functioning: CNS and peripheral

                              

  • Protection

Psychological Variable

  • Integration: as an organizer for the assessment of self-concept, emotions & cognition
  • Problem-solving in psychiatric nursing
  • Patterns of communication
  • Crisis theory and intervention
  • DSM-IVR (as a tool for assessment)

Exemplars:

Variances in psychological integration: paranoia, eating disorders, personality disorders, and violence and abuse.

Variances in sexuality and gender identity.

Sociocultural Variable

  • Relationships; significant others
  • Continued awareness of diversity issues

Exemplars:

Variances in relating: personality patterns, abuse, violence

 

 

 

 

 

Spiritual Variable

  • Purpose & meaning
  • Interconnectedness
  • Faith
  • Forgiveness
  • Religion
  • Creativity
  • Transcendence

Developmental Variable

  • Growth
  • Lifespan
  • Transition

 

II.   CURRICULAR THREADS

 

Wellness-Illness Continuum

  • Holism
  • Primary Prevention
  • Variance from Wellness
  • Prevention as Intervention:

Health Promotion:

Preventative health practices to various episodic health challenges

Promoting health practices to enable the person to increase control over and improve their own health

Health promotion to allow the person to make informed choices

  • Universal experiences: Crisis, Hope, Comfort, Loss, Power, Integrity, resiliency, revisited

Professional Values & Professional Caring

  • DCPN & College policies
  • Professional attributes: Compassion, Comportment, Commitment, Conscience, Competence, Confidence, Collegiality
  • Legal & Ethical issues, Clients rights & guidelines
  • Change theory
  • Professional Role, professional nurse-client relationship
  • Cultural Competence
  • Advocacy

Health Care Delivery System

 

III.  RELATED PHARMACOLOGY

 

        Application of pharmacological principles to exemplars.

Learning Outcomes

Students will continue to develop their understanding and application of the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing conceptual framework and the Psychiatric Nursing curricular threads (wellness-illness continuum, professional values, professional caring & health care delivery system), and within the context of the environmental, health and psychiatric nursing domains, to integrate the care of the person domain (client system, psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual & developmental variables) for clients experiencing acute variances in wellness. Students will continue to expand and apply knowledge pertaining to pathophysiology and pharmacology concepts related to selected illness exemplars.

Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

 

This is a graded course.

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:

 

 A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Corequisites
Which Prerequisite