Course

Psychiatric Nursing Clinical Practice IV

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing - Psychiatric
Course Code
PNUR 4562
Credits
5.00
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
8
Method(s) Of Instruction
Clinical
Course Designation
Certificate in Global Competency
Industry Designation
None
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
Students will have the opportunity to integrate specialized psychiatric and medical knowledge and skills in caring for persons, families, groups, and communities across the lifespan experiencing both episodic and complex ongoing health challenges in acute mental health and community settings. The professional psychiatric nursing role will continue to be developed and strengthened within the context of the health care team. Clinical group discussions assist to integrate concepts and issues related to the practice settings.
Course Content
  • Department of Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework and Philosophy
  • Psychiatric Nursing care of clients with episodic and complex ongoing health challenges
  • Psychiatric Nursing role and responsibilities
  • Psychiatric Nursing Scope of Practice related to knowledge and skills
  • Psychiatric Nurse- Client therapeutic relationship
  • Entry Level Competencies
  • Nursing Process including:
    • Assessment
    • Diagnosis
    • Planning
    • Implementation
    • Evaluation
  • Professional Standards, Code of Ethics and Practice Standards
Learning Activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities.  Learning activities occur in nursing practice settings, group discussions, and self-study.  Nursing practice experience provides students with opportunities to apply knowledge and use skills related to psychiatric nursing within a holistic context.  Critical reflection through journal writing, practice appraisal and participation in clinical seminars will allow exploration and integration of nursing theory promoting self-directed learning.

Means of Assessment

Assessment is in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
 
This is a mastery course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Apply the Department of Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework including:
    • Curricular Threads (Wellness-Illness Continuum, Professional Values, Professional Caring, and Health Care Delivery System)
    • Concepts (Crisis, Comfort, Hope, Loss, Power, Resiliency, Connectedness)
    • Variables (Client System, Psychological Variable, Physiological Variable, Sociocultural Variable, Spiritual Variable, Developmental Variable);
  2. Integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes related to nursing theory and research, therapeutic relationships, clinical practices, and pharmacological interventions when caring for the persons, families, and groups experiencing episodic and ongoing health challenges; 
  3. Demonstrate integration of evidence informed practice based on seven areas of competencies. Students must achieve an expected level of competency based on defined levels of supervision in each semester. Specific competency areas are:
    • Therapeutic Relationships and Therapeutic Use of Self
    • Body of Knowledge and Applications
    • Collaborative Practice
    • Advocacy
    • Quality Care and Client Safety
    • Health Promotion
    • Ethical, Professional and Legal Responsibilities;
  4. Demonstrate culturally safe and anti-racist care as it relates to the diversity of individual lived experiences, and the physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, and cultural client needs; 
  5. With assistance, synthesize and apply prior learning, and learning from concurrent semester courses, in psychiatric nursing practice.

 

Textbook Materials

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

Requisites

Prerequisites

PNUR 3401 and PNUR 3403 and PNUR 3421 and PNUR 3430 and PNUR 3441 and PNUR 3462

Students in the BSPN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Students must complete all clinical requirements prior to the first day of clinical practice or access to the clinical site may be denied. Clinical requirements are mandated by the Health Authorities and Public Health orders and will be communicated by the program to each student.

 

 

 

Corequisites

PNUR 4501 and PNUR 4521 and PNUR 4572 and PNUR 4573

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)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer Details for PNUR 4562
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) No credit

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum Seats
40
Currently Enrolled
21
Remaining Seats:
19
On Waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section Notes

PNUR 4562 080 is restricted to BSPN students. One section for Registration. Students will be assigned to groups by course instructors. Clinical days are Tuesday and Wednesday.