opics/Content

I.
Overview of Psychiatric Nursing
A.
History
B.
The Mental Health Nurse
1.
Role
2.
Essential qualities
C.
The Mental Health Team
D.
The mental health illness continuum
II.

III.

Psychiatric Nursing Practice

A.
Theories of Psychopathology
1.
Psychoanalytic, Behavioral, Interpersonal, Cognitive, Humanistic,
Psychobiologic, Cognitive, Psychosocial and Psychospiritual
B.
General Assessment Considerations
1.
Principles and techniques of Psychiatric Nursing Interview
2.
Mental Status Examination
3.
Diagnostic Examinations Specific to Psychiatric Patients
C.
Building nurse-client relationship
1.
Therapeutic Use of Self
2.
Therapeutic Communication

Characteristics

Techniques
D.
Documentation in psychiatric nursing practice
1.
Problem Oriented Recording
2.
SOAP
3.
Narrative Recording
4.
Process Recording
E.
Therapeutic Modalities
1.
Electroconvulsive and other Somatic therapies
2.
Psychopharmacology
3.
Psychosocial/ Interpersonal-related therapy
4.
Group therapy
5.
Family therapy
6.
Therapeutic Environment
7.
Alternative Medicine/Therapies
F. Concept of anxiety
1.
Defining characteristics of Anxiety
2.
Levels of Anxiety
3.
Manifestations of Levels of Anxiety

Physiologic/ Psychologic
4.
Ego Defense Mechanisms

Four levels of Defense

G.
Crisis
1.
Types of crisis

Phases

Characteristics

Crisis intervention
Care of clients with maladaptive patterns of behavior across the lifespan (childhood,
adolescent, adulthood)
A.
Anxiety-Related Disorders
1.
Anxiety disorders across the lifespan

Panic Disorder
Phobias
Post traumatic stress disorder
Acute Stress disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Somatoform disorders
1.
Somatization disorder
2.
Conversion disorder
3.
Hypochondriasis
4.
Pain disorder
5.
Body Dysmorphic disorder
Dissociative disorders
1.
Depersonalization

Psychogenic Amnesia

Psychogenic Fugue

Dissociative Identity Disorder/ Multiple Personality disorder

2.
Psychophysiologic Response and Sleep Disorders
3.
Personality Disorders

Childhood Personality Disorders

a.
Conduct Disorder
b.
Oppositional Defiant Behavior

Odd/ Eccentric Behaviours

a.
Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic Behaviours

a.
Antisocial, Borderline, Narsicistic, and Histrionic
Personality Disorder

Anxious, Fearful Behaviors

a.
Obsessive compulsive, Dependent personality disorder and
Avoidant personality disorder

Passive aggressive
4.
Substance-Related disorder

Substance abuse

Substance dependence

Substance intoxication

Substance withdrawal

Abused substances
a.
Alcohol
b.
Barbiturates CNS Depressants
c.
Inhalants
d.
Opioids (Narcotics)
e.
Stimulants
f.
Hallucinogens
g.
Polysubstance dependence
5.
Mood Disorders

Reactive Attachment disorder

Bipolar I disorder

Bipolar II disorder

Cyclothymic disorder

Dysthymic disorder

Major Depressive Disorder

B.

C.

Clients at risk for suicidal and self-destructive behaviour

Schizophrenia and other Psychoses

Schizophrenia
a.
Catatonic type
b.
Paranoid type
c.
Undifferentiated type
d.
Disorganized type
e.
Residual type

Other Psychotic Disorders

a.
Schizophreniform disorder
b.
Schizoaffective disorder
c.
Delusional disorder
d.
Brief Psychotic disorder
e.
Shared Psychotic disorder
Cognitive Disorders

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder

Autism

Delirium

Dementia

Alzheimers Disease

Diffuse Lewy Body disease

Korsakoffs Disease

Huntingtons Disease

Picks Disease

Vascular and Multi-infarct Dementia

Eating disorders

Pica

Rumination

Feeding disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa
Abuse and violence across the lifespan

Victims of violent behaviour Child/Spouse/Elderly

Torture and ritual abuse

Rape and Sexual Assault

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