Course

Clinical Focus Concepts for Psychiatric Nursing Practice

Important Notice

This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing - Psychiatric
Course Code
PNUR 3720
Credits
5.00
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
25
Method(s) Of Instruction
Hybrid
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This distance learning course is designed with the expectation that students will integrate the theoretical concepts from all previous Advanced Diploma courses and demonstrate their application to selected client and practice systems. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, professional roles and functions, systems relationships, psychiatric nursing practice issues and the ability to analyze issues related to theory and practice.
Course Content

1.    Analyze the role & function of psychiatric nurses

        1.1.1  Service System

  • role theory
  • change theory
  • case management
  • service delivery models

        1.1.2  Client System

  • therapeutic agent
  • therapeutic use of self
  • therapeutic relationships
  • referral
  • advocacy
  • consultation
  • networking

1.2.0 Concepts of role theory in relation to:

1.2.1 leadership

  • types
  • styles
  • roles
   1.2.2 politics of nursing & other system
  • power
  • gender
  • influence
  • lobbying
   1.2.3 professionalism
  • burnout
  • legal parameters
  • regulatory parameters
  • role expectations - personal vs  professional

2.  Role & function of agencies & personnel in service system

        2.1   Role & functions of agencies

                2.1.1 Service System

  • mission statements/philosophy/goals
  • mandate
  • accreditation standards
  • relationship within systems

                2.1.2  Client System

  • multidisciplinary
  • agency inter-relationships

        2.2    Interrelationships within the service system

                 Define & differentiate the roles in relation to

  • cooperation
  • collaboration
  • coordination
  • consultation
  • consultation/referral

3.    Critical Thinking

        3.1     Concepts

  • deductive reasoning
  • inductive reasoning
  • ethical reasoning
  • decision-making models
  • pattern recognition
  • intuition

        3.2     Application of knowledge

  • case studies
  • integration of concepts
  • sdaptation to alternate treatment models

        3.3   Neuman Systems Model

  • case studies
  • analysis & synthesis of concepts

4.   Psychiatric Nursing Practice Issues

        4.1   Treatment Modalities

  • client population
  • research
  • use & mis-use of modalities
  • practice standards & professional guidelines

        4.2   Legal implications

  • professional legislation
  • service system legislation
  • human rights
  • professional codes and standards

        4.3   Ethical concepts

  •  codes
  • ethical perspectives
  • principles of bioethics

        4.4   Multiculturalism

  • concepts
  • beliefs & values
  • data base
Learning Activities
  1. Students have the choice of taking the course online or by regular distance.
  2. Independent study materials
  3. Tutoring
  4. Reading assignments.
Means of Assessment

Evidence of learning is demonstrated through:

  • application of concepts to self
  • application of concepts to clinical practice or field work
  • application of concepts to others.

 The selection of evaluation tools for this course is based on:

  1. Adherence to college evaluation policy regarding number and weighting of evaluations, for example a course of three credits or more should have at least three separate evaluations.
  2. A developmental approach to evaluation that is sequenced and progressive.
  3. Evaluation is used as a teaching tool for both students and instructors.
  4. Commitment to student participation in evaluation through such processes as self and peer evaluation, and program/instructor evaluation.

Assignment #1                     25%

Assignment #2                     25%

Assignment #3                     35%

Assignment #4                     15%

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the student will

1.    analyze the role and function of psychiatric nurses

        1.1  identify psychiatric nursing roles and functions in relation to the
               1.1.1 service system
               1.1.2 client system
        1.2  apply concepts of role theory to roles of psychiatric nurses in relation to
               1.2.1 leadership
               1.2.2 politics of nursing & other systems
               1.2.3 professionalism

 2.   articulate the role and function of agencies and service personnel within the service system

        2.1  identify roles and functions of agencies in relation to

               2.1.1 service system
               2.1.2 client system

2.2  apply the following concepts to interrelationships within the service system

               2.2.1 cooperation
               2.2.2 collaboration
               2.2.3 coordination
               2.2.4 consultation/referral
               2.2.5 conflict resolution
               2.2.6 networking

 3.    demonstrate critical thinking in making psychiatric nursing clinical judgements with selected client systems

        3.1  demonstrate knowledge of critical thinking concepts
        3.2  apply psychiatric nursing knowledge base with selected client systems
        3.3  apply critical thinking concepts & clinical decision-making utilizing the Neuman’s Systems Model

 4.    demonstrate knowledge of psychiatric nursing practice issues with selected client systems

         4.1 analyze issues related to the selection of treatment modalities
         4.2 apply knowledge of legal implications in psychiatric nursing practice
         4.3 apply ethical concepts to psychiatric nursing practice
         4.4  apply knowledge of multiculturalism in psychiatric nursing practice

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

Hunt, C., and Andrews, H. (2003).  PNUR 3720:  Part 1:  Clinical focus concepts for psychiatric nursing practice (9th ed.).  New Westminster, BC, Canada:  Douglas College.

Requisites

Prerequisites

PNUR 3700, 3702, & 4 of the following courses:

3704, 3705, 3707, 3708, 3710, 3722, 3723, 3724, 3725

Corequisites

or PNUR 3730 concurrently

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

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Institution Transfer Details for PNUR 3720
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025