Psychiatric Nursing

Unit 1:: NATURE OF MENTAL ILLNESS
1:: Stigma, Social Change, and Mental Health
2:: Classification of Mental Illnesses and Evidence-Based Nursing Care
3:: Patient Rights and Legal Issues
4:: Mental Health Care in the Community

Unit 2:: PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
5:: Frameworks, Ethics, and Standards of Psychiatric Nursing
6:: Psychosocial Theoretic Basis of Psychiatric Nursing
7:: The Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing
8:: Psychopharmacology and Other Biologic Interventions

Unit 3:: CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE
9:: Communication and the Therapeutic Relationship
10:: The Nursing Process:: Assessment, Diagnoses, Outcomes, Interventions, Evaluation
11:: Cognitive Interventions in Psychiatric Nursing
12:: Interventions with Groups
13:: Family Assessment and Interventions

Unit 4:: Mental Health Promotion
14:: Stress and Mental Health
15:: Cultural and Spiritual Issues Related to Mental Health Care
16:: Mental Health Promotion of the Young and Middle-Aged Adult
17:: Suicide:: A Major Mental Health Problem

Unit 5:: CARE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
18:: Schizophrenia
19:: Schizoaffective, Delusional, and Other Psychotic Disorders
20:: Mood Disorders:: Management of Moods and Suicidal Behavior
21:: Anxiety Disorders
22:: Personality and Impulse-Disorders:: Meaning of Behavior
23:: Somatoform and Related Disorders
24:: Eating Disorders
25:: Substance Related Disorders
26:: Sleep Disorders

Unit 6:: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
27:: Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
28:: Mental Health Promotion with Children and Adolescents
29:: Psychiatric Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood and Adolescence

Unit 7:: OLDER ADULTS
30:: Mental Health Assessment of the Elderly
31:: Mental Health Promotion with the Elderly
32:: Delirium, Dementias, and Related Disorders

Unit 8:: CARE OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
33:: Care of People Who Are Homeless and Mentally Ill
34:: Issues of Co-Occurring Disorders
35:: Care of the Mentally Ill in Forensic Settings
36:: Psychosocial Aspects of Medically Compromised Persons

Unit 9:: CARE CHALLENGES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
37:: Crisis, Grief, and Disaster Management
38:: Management of Anger, Aggression, and Violence
39:: Caring for Abused Persons

APPENDICES
A:: DSM-IV-TR Classification:: Axes I and II Categories and Codes
B:: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
C:: Simpson-Angus Rating Scale
D:: Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
E:: Simplified Diagnosis for Tardive Dyskinesia (SD-TD)
F:: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
G:: CAGE Questionnaire