Mental Health Nursing

Overview

Mental health nursing, also known as psychiatric nursing, is a specialized field within the nursing profession. It focuses on the care of individuals with mental health conditions, psychological disorders, and emotional difficulties. Mental health nurses work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community health centers, and private practices, and residential facilities. Mental health nurses play a crucial role in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions.

Department of Mental Health Nursing provides academic services and conduct research activities to promote mental health and to prevent mental health problems for individual, families and communities as well as continuously intervene and rehabilitate patients with psychiatric problems and their families. The department renders quality education to undergraduate, post basic undergraduate and post graduate students, assisting them in developing expertise and an in-depth mastery of the field.

The Department also committed to provide opportunities for professional growth, including a fully individualized orientation, support for participation in professional development activities and various in-service programs for the faculty members. Apart from the academic and clinical services, the department engages in community mental health services through screening, counseling and creating awareness in the public by health education. The department strives to censure the stigma towards mentally ill among the general population and also halt the misconceptions regarding mental health and mental illness.

Vision

To excel in mental health nursing education, research, and care by fostering compassionate, evidence-based, and holistic practices that promote mental well-being for individuals and communities.

Mission

The Mission of department of Mental Health Nursing is to develop in-depth knowledge, skill and right attitude to function psychiatric nurse to provide holistic nursing care to mentally ill client and to promote psychological support, Counseling, psychotherapies at any given setting.

Philosophy

We, the faculty of Mental Health Nursing acknowledge a responsibility of professional mental health promotion and maintenance. Share with other mental health discipline a body of knowledge based on theories of human behavior. Recognize their accountability to society for both discrete and share function of practice towards mental health. Encourage the nursing student practice in the therapeutic use of self. Incorporate new research based finding into their practice.

Core Values

Aims

Objective

At the end of the course students will be able to

Describe the National Mental Health Act, programmes and Mental Health Policy.
Discuss the scope of Mental Health Nursing.
Describe the concepts of normal & abnormal behavior.
Define the various terms used in Mental Health nursing.
Describe nature, purpose, and process of assessment of mental health nursing Identify therapeutic communication techniques.
Describe therapeutic relationship.
Describe therapeutic impasse and its intervention.
Explain treatment modalities and therapies used in mental disorders and role of the nurse.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with Schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with mood disorders.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with neurotic, stress related and somatization disorders.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with substance use disorder.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with personality, sexual and eating disorders.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical Manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of childhood and adolescent disorders including mental deficiency.
Describe the etiology, psychopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with organic brain disorders.
Identify psychiatric emergencies and carry out crisis intervention.
Explain legal aspects applied in mental health settings and role of the nurses.
Describe the model of preventive psychiatry.
Describe community Mental Health services and role of nurses.

Facilities

Periodic counseling session for the students.
Department is placed various psychological tests and scales.
Models and psycho education.
Departmental library.
Department is loaded with experienced professor and faculties.
Psychiatric lab and counseling room.

Best Practices

Education

Team based learning

Psycho socio drama

Evidence - based Practice

Case study method

Social responsibility

Participatory learning

Mentoring & counselling

Direct patient care

Research

Thrust Area

Programme Offered

B.Sc. Nursing -Semester Pattern

• Mental Health Nursing I – V Semester
• Mental Health Nursing II – VI Semester

Post Basic B.Sc Nursing

Mental Health Nursing – II Year

M.Sc Nursing

• Specialty I - Mental Health Nursing - IYr
• Specialty II - Mental Health Nursing - II yr

B.Sc. NURSING

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING- I (Theory)

This course is designed to develop basic understanding of the principles and standards of mental health nursing and skill in application of nursing process in assessment and care of patients with mental health disorders.

Learner’s Outcome

S.No	COURSE	LEARNERS OUTCOME
1.	MENTAL HEALTH NURSING-I-(Theory)	Describe the historical development & current trends in mental health nursing Discuss the scope of mental health nursing Describe the concept of normal & abnormal behavior Define the various terms used in mental health Nursing Explain the classification of mental disorders Explain the psychodynamics of maladaptive behavior Discuss the etiological factors & psychopathology of mental disorders Explain the principles and standards of Mental health Nursing Describe the conceptual models of mental health nursing Describe nature, purpose and process of assessment of mental health status Identify therapeutic communication & techniques Describe therapeutic relationship Describe therapeutic impasses and its interventions Explain treatment modalities and therapies used in mental disorders and role of the nurse Describe the etiology, psycho-dynamics/ pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with Schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders Describe the etiology, psycho-dynamics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with mood disorders Describe the etiology, psycho-dynamics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with neurotic, stress related and somatization disorders

Mental Health Nursing-II (Theory)

S.NO	COURSE	LEARNING OUTCOME
1.	MENTAL HEALTH NURSING-II	Describe the etiology, psycho- dynamics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with substance use disorders Describe the etiology, psycho- dynamics, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of patients with personality, and sexual disorders Describe the etiology, psycho- pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of childhood and adolescent disorders including mental deficiency Describe the etiology, psycho- pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria and management of organic brain disorders. Identify psychiatric emergencies and carry out crisis intervention Explain legal aspects applied in mental health settings and role of the nurse Describe the model of preventive psychiatry Describe Community Mental health services and role of the nurse

Mental Health Nursing-I&II (Practical)

S.No	Course	Learners Outcome
1.	Mental Health Nursing-I&II (Practical)	Assess patients with mental health problems Observe and assist in therapies Counsel and educate patients, and families Assess children with various mental health problems Counsel and educate children, families and significant others Assess patients with mental health problem Provide nursing care for patients with various mental health problems Assist in various therapies Counsel and educate patients, families and significant others Identify patients with various mental disorders Motivate patients for early treatment and follow up Assist in follow up clinic Counsel and educate patient, family and community Observe the assessment and care of patients at deaddiction centre

P.B.B.Sc. NURSING-II YEAR

Mental Health Nursing (Theory)

Course Outcome
This course enable the students to recognize and appreciate the causes, symptoms and process of abnormal human behavior. It also introduces the student to the present day treatment modalities in the light of psychological, social and cultural factors affecting human behavior. This course helps the student to learn principles of mental health and psychiatric nursing and to develop beginning skills in the management of the mentally ill in hospital and community.

s.no	Course	Learners Outcome
1.	Mental Health Nursing (Theory)	Identify and describe the philosophy and principles of mental health nursing Describe the historical development of mental health and psychiatric nursing Classify mental disorders Develop skill in history taking and performing mental status examination. Describe etiological factors, psycho-pathology, clinical features, Diagnostic criterial and treatment methods used for mental disorders. Manage the patients with various mental disorders. Communicate therapeutically with patients and their families. Identify role of the nurse in preventive psychiatry. Identify the legal aspects in practice of mental health and psychiatric nursing.

Mental Health Nursing (Practical)

S.no	Course	Learners Outcome
1.	Mental Health Nursing (Practical)	Observe, record and report the behavior of their selected patients. Record the process of interaction Assess the nursing needs of their selected patients, plan and implement the nursing intervention. Counsel the attendant and family members of patient. Participate in the activities of psychiatric team Write observation report after a field visit to the following places: Child guidance clinic, School/Special Schools (For Mentally subnormal) Mental Hospital, Community mental health centers, De-addiction center.

M.Sc. NURSING I YEAR

Mental Health Nursing – I

COURSE OUTCOME

This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of psychiatric Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual and develop skill to function psychiatric nurse specialist.

S.no	Course	Learning Outcome
1.	Specialty I-Mental Health Nursing-I Theory	Appreciate the trends and issues in the field of psychiatry and psychiatric nursing Explain the dynamics of personality development and human behavior. Describe the concepts of psychobiology in mental disorders and its implications for psychiatric nursing Demonstrate therapeutic communications skills in all interactions Demonstrate the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner in various therapeutic modalities Establish and maintain therapeutic relationship with individual and groups. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationship with individual and groups Uses assertive techniques in personal and professional actions Promotes self-esteem of clients, others and self Apply the nursing process approach in caring for patients with mental disorders Describe the psychopharmacological agents, their effects and nurses role
2.	Specialty I-Mental Health Nursing-I-Practical	Apply the nursing process approach in caring for patients with mental disorders Describe the psychopharmacological agents, their effects and nurses role Recognize the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner and as a member of the psychiatric and mental health team Describe various types of alternative system of medicines used in psychiatric settings Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the areas of research in the field of psychiatric nursing.

M.Sc. NURSING II YEAR

Mental Health Nursing – II