NURS 244 - Advanced Behavioral Health Concepts for Nursing Practice

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Addresses the safe nursing care of patients, families, and groups with complex behavioral health needs. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, behaviors, caring, clinical decision making, cognition, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, mood and affect, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, self, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, time management/organization, and violence. In addition, this course presents the concepts related to behavioral health, societal implications involved in care, and the role of the professional nurse in various treatment settings. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 151; BIOL 221; and PSYC 101 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 242 and 243.

Credits:

2.50

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

PSYC 101 or PSYC 101H

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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