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Apr 25, 2025
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NURS 727 - Mental Health Diagnosis and Management of the Adult (2 units)
Advanced psychiatric nursing care of the adult, including assessment diagnosis, health promotion/management, and evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 701 .
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize health promotion and disease prevention frameworks in planning care for adults in psychiatric and mental health settings.
2. construct a psychiatric formulation for an adult based on symptoms; history; genetic factors; social and developmental achievements; MSE; coping abilities; and differential diagnoses.
3. identify advanced psychiatric nursing and bio-psychosocial theories to diagnose adults with psychiatric disorders.
4. identify psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in the management of psychiatric disorders in adults using contemporary research of best evidence.
5. analyze initiatives of social justice and the law that determine access, quality, ethical practice, and cultural competence in mental health care for adults.
6. identify strategies for advocacy in the needs of the specialized and vulnerable population of the severe and persistently mentally ill.
7. evaluate outcomes of care related to quality and safety in diagnosis and treatment of adults.
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