PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR GENERAL PATIENT CARE

Course overview

This popular course features practical solutions for dealing with commonly encountered emotional crises and psychiatric illnesses in any health care setting. Course Objectives: * Describe strategies and techniques used to facilitate effective communication. * Perform a psychosocial assessment and mental status examination. * Identify common psychiatric disorders utilizing NANDA and DSM-IV-TR diagnoses. * Recognize current ethical and legal issues related to psychiatric-mental health. * Discover effective nursing interventions for specific emotional problems or psychiatric illnesses. * Identify the proper use and administration of current psychotropic medications.