PSYC 116 - Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare III

1 credits

Prerequisites
PSYC 115.

Corequisites
NURS 173.

Examines some determinants of health and illness including social, psychological, environmental, spiritual, and cultural dimensions across the lifespan and within the context of healthcare. This course is presented in a series that builds on the previous course content from introductory concepts to analysis of complex psychosocial health care issues. This course is embedded into the nursing core courses in an integrated format. This is the third course of five.

Theory Hours
1 theory hour.

Course Outcomes

Apply the nursing process to individuals exhibiting suicidal behavior
Differentiate between general adaptation syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder
Develop a plan of care for patients who are experiencing stress
Discuss how stress in the workplace affects the nurse
Discuss adaptive coping strategies in the management of stress
Identify symptomology and use the information in assessment of clients with various substance-related and addictive disorders
Prioritize nursing diagnoses common to clients with substance-related and addictive disorders, and select appropriate nursing interventions for each