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
Mental Health and Diseases Nursing NURS401 4 8 0 8 15
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
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;
  • Describe the concept of human and mental health, the dynamics that affect the mental health of a person, and the roles of the psychiatric nurse in the protection of mental health.
  • Discuss the concepts of mental health, illness and protection.
  • Evaluate healthy individuals and their families, the general clinics and the psychiatric clinic in a holistic view.
  • In order to preserve mental health, the nursing process can be applied on sample cases in the direction of the roles of the psychiatric nurse.
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
1 Concepts of Mental Health, General Principles of Mental Health, developmental periods and characteristics in Terms of Mental Health, Preventive Mental Health Services, Practice Reading the subject from references
2 Psychiatric State Examination, Psychiatric Disease Symptoms, Familial Psychological Assessment, Mental Health and Disease Nursing Process - Practice Reading the subject from references
3 Therapeutic Environment, Patient Acceptance and Discharge Process, Group Principles and Dynamics, Stress and Psychosomatic Disorders - Practice Reading the subject from references
4 Anxiety Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Dissociative Disorders - Practice Reading the subject from references
5 Midterm II
6 Psychotic Disorders - Practice I Reading the subject from references
7 Psychotic Disorders - Practice II Reading the subject from references
8 Eating Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Personality Disorders - Practice Reading the subject from references
9 Mood Disorders - Practice Reading the subject from references
10 Midterm II
11 Crisis Concept and crisis intervention, Emergency Psychiatric Situations, Treatment in Psychiatry Field - Practice Reading the subject from references
12 Psychiatric Rehabilitation - Practice Reading the subject from references
13 Sexual Health and Sexual Dysfunctions - Practice Reading the subject from references
14 Examination of Reactions to the Disease, Consultation, Liadon Psychiatric Nursing - Practice Reading the subject from references
15 Legal and Ethical Issues, Nursing Process Practices - Practice Reading the subject from references
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.
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.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application 1 25
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Has the necessary current information to meet individual, family and community health needs in an individual and holistic approach in the direction of the nursing process. X
2 Has knowledgeable and capable of evaluating the validity, validity and reliability of scientific knowledge. X
3 Has the skills to perform nursing care using theoretical, evidence-based and practical knowledge to maintain, develop and treat illnesses. X
4 Demonstrates nursing care in the direction of scientific research, evidence, developing technology and current health policies. X
5 Respects human rights and dignity in nursing education, practices, research and management. X
6 Carries out nursing practices in accordance with legislation, professional values, standards and ethical principle. X
7 Uses critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills in the nursing care process. X
8 Continues self management activities as an individual and a team member within the scope of its managerial role. X
9 Takes part in researches, projects and events in the association with the health team and the other disciplines with a sense of social responsibility X
10 Uses English in a way that can comprehend literature, communicate effectively in written and verbal manner. X
11 Leads to innovation and changing with adopting the philosophy of lifelong learning for personal and professional development. X
12 Become a model to professional colleagues and communities by acting in accordance with professional ethics principles and values. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 4 64
Laboratory
Application 14 8 112
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 7 98
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 10 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 20 40
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 369