Course Description
UNRS 310
Mental Health Nursing
Units: 3
Lecture, 2 hours; Practicum, 12 hours for a 7-week rotation

This theoretical and clinical course focuses on the dynamics of psychosocial stress within the interpersonal and intrapersonal systems of clients with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders. Short-term evaluation and treatment experiences are offered utilizing milieu, individual, group, and family therapy. Prerequisites: BIOL 220, PSYC 110, PSYC 290, UNRS 105 or UNRS 270, UNRS 210, UNRS 212, UNRS 220, UNRS 260, UNRS 314, and UNRS 367; corequisite: UNRS 306