NURS 126 - Nursing Care of Special Populations I: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

• Apply current research evidence to promote clinical reasoning for the special care needs of adults with alterations in biopsychosocial functioning.
• Adhere to the legal/ethical responsibilities of the student nurse when providing care to patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.
• Explain legal issues involved in providing care to patients with alterations in mental health across the lifespan.
• Correlate performance of nursing techniques with desired physiologic and psychological outcomes when caring for patients with mental health problems.
• Advocate during acute exacerbations of chronic conditions to prevent further complications for patients with mental health problems across the lifespan.
• Maintain maximum function and independence of/for patients in need of mental health/psychiatric care across the lifespan.
• Analyze the risk and benefits of care decisions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, patient, family and caregiver.
• Interpret findings and evaluate clinical presentations in order to provide high quality nursing care based on current knowledge and best practices to/for patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.
• Address the functional status, strengths, wishes, culture and expectations of patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.
• Apply the principles of therapeutic communication when caring for patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.
• Use technology to enhance the function, independence and safety of populations of patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.
• Identify the unique nursing responsibilities in administration of medications to patients with mental health/psychiatric problems across the lifespan.

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