ECTS - Mental Health and Diseases Nursing
Mental Health and Diseases Nursing (NURS401) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Mental Health and Diseases Nursing | NURS401 | 7. Semester | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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N/A |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | The aim of this course is; the basic principles, concepts, methods and applications of mental health and psychiatric nursing for the protection, development and improvement of mental health, based on the understanding of human and human behaviors of the learners, evaluating the healthy / mental health impaired individual, family and society in the light of developmental, biopsychosocial changes affecting mental health to learn through the nursing process. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | General principles in mental health, mental health and developmental periods,group principles and dynamics, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, personality disorders,mood disorders, emergency psychiatric conditions, psychiatric treatments, consultation liaison nursing, legal and ethical issues. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Introduction the Program Health and Mental Illness History of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing Therapeutic Communication Therapeutic environment | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
2 | Psychodynamic foundations of behavior (conscious, unconscious, id, ego, superego). Defense Mechanisms Psychiatric Signs and Symptoms Mental State Assessment Clinical Practice | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
3 | Primary-Secondary-Tertiary Prevention Nursing Process in Mental and Psychiatric Nurturing Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
4 | Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders Psychopharmacology Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
5 | Bipolar and Related Disorders Depressive Disorders Psychopharmacology Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
6 | Midterm I Clinical Practice | |
7 | Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Movie screening -“A Beautiful Mind”(Schizophrenia) Movie Discussion- Psychopharmacology Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
8 | Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Movie screening “28 days” (related to substance abuse) Movie Discussion Psychopharmacology Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
9 | Nutrition and Eating Disorders Sleep and Sleep Disorders Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
10 | Somataform and Dissociative Disorders Psychopharmacology Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
11 | Midterm II Clinical Practice | |
12 | Personality Disorders Sexual Disorders Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
13 | Neurocognitive Disorders Psychophysiological disorders Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice |
14 | Childhood Mental Health and Illnesses Clinical Practice | Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings |
15 | Emergencies in Psychiatry and Emergency Psychiatric Nursing Legal Aspects, Patient Rights and Ethics in Psychiatry Clinical Practice | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings |
16 | Final Exam |
Sources
Course Book | 1. Edward, K. L., Munro, L., Welch, A., & Robins, A. (2014). Mental health Nursing: dimensions of praxis. South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press. |
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2. Halter, M. J., & Varcarolis, E. M. (2014). Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier. | |
3. Sanderson, H., Bailey, G., & Martin, L. (2014). Making Individual Service Funds Work for People with Dementia Living in Care Homes: How it Works in Practice. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers. | |
4. Townsend, M. C. (2015). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company. | |
5. Foster, K., Marks, P., O’Brien, A., Hurley, J. (2021). Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings. Elsevier. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | - | - |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | 1 | 25 |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | - | - |
Presentation | 1 | 5 |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 25 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 5 | 105 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Have the necessary up-to-date knowledge and skills to meet the health-care needs of individuals, families and society with an individual and holistic approach in line with the nursing process. | X | ||||
2 | Access scientific knowledge and use scientific knowledge in nursing care. | X | ||||
3 | Perform nursing care using theoretical, evidence-based and applied knowledge. | X | ||||
4 | Provide nursing care in line with developing technology and current health policies. | X | ||||
5 | Perform nursing practices and research in accordance with legislation, professional values, standards, ethical principles and human rights. | X | ||||
6 | Utilize critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills in the nursing care process. | X | ||||
7 | Perform their duties through effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, communities, health-care teams, and other disciplines. | X | ||||
8 | Use English in written and oral communication, nursing processes and research. | X | ||||
9 | Lead innovation and change by adopting a lifelong learning philosophy for personal and professional development. | X | ||||
10 | Use information and information technologies effectively in their practices. | X |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | 15 | 8 | 120 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 20 | 40 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Total Workload | 379 |