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NURS 230 - Mental Health Nursing


3.5 units
2 hours lecture, 4.5 hours lab
Prerequisite: NURS 220 and NURS 222 and NURS 224 and NURS 226 with a minimum grade of C
Enrollment Limitation: Students must be admitted into the Nursing Program.
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

In this course, students will utilize the nursing process to care for clients with varying degrees of mental health problems. Psychopharmacological therapies will be examined. Students will apply techniques of therapeutic communication and assume a leadership role in the clinical setting. In addition, students will utilize and maintain legal and ethical standards specific to mental health patients.



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