Course Lecturer Name(s): Cassandra Godzik, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Course Director Name: Jennifer Solomon, PhD, RN
Course Lecturer(s) Contact Information: cassandra.godzik@regiscollege.edu; +1-802-5583439
Course Director Contact Information: jsolomon@sgu.edu ext. 3758
Course Lecturer(s) Office Hours: Wednesday 6 PM - 7 PM AST; and as needed by appointment
Course Director Office Hours: N/A
Course Lecturer(s) Office Location: Virtual via Zoom Room - See SAKAI Course Director Office Location: Virtual via Zoom Room - See SAKAI
Course Support: Cecilia George-McSween, cgeorge@sgu.edu
Course Management tool: To learn to use Sakai, the Course management tool, access the link https://apps.sgu.edu/members.nsf/mycoursesintro.pdf
Course Description:
This course focuses on the basic psychopathology of mental disorders and the theories and principles underlying nursing care of patients with alterations in mental health status. An historical perspective on the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, including a discussion of the predominant theoretical frameworks for treatment will be presented. The major psychiatric diagnoses will be defined, described, and discussed in terms of their etiology, clinical manifestations, and approaches to treatment. Psychiatric nursing as a specialty area of practice and the application of psychiatric principles across clinical populations will be emphasized. Health promotion, crisis intervention, and family and community concepts related to mental illness will be addressed. Contemporary concerns will be presented related to the impact of mental illness on family stress and burden, substance abuse, and family violence. Personal, family, societal, political, legal, and ethical considerations pertaining to mental illness will be explored. Examples of evidence-based practice will be utilized throughout. The practicum will allow students the opportunity to observe and under supervision experience the work of the psychiatric nurse within the hospital and community.
Course Objectives:
- Demonstrate the basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing in the community and hospital setting.
- Discuss culture and spirituality as they pertain to psychiatric-mental health nursing.
- Discuss the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse.
- Implement appropriate and safe care directed toward various client populations in the mental health care setting.
- Identify the major psychiatric diagnoses and approaches to treatments.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Evaluate the theoretical bases for nursing as they support organizations in achievement of adaptation and culturally competent care for mental health care delivery (Course Objective 5).
- Synthesize evidence from research and theory to enhance delivery of quality mental health care (Course Objectives 1, 2, 3).
- Evaluate ethical, legal, and professional standards of practice (Course Objectives 4 and 5).
- Evaluate the leadership and management roles of the registered nurse in creating a quality mental health care delivery system (Course Objectives 1, 2, 3).
- Evaluate the dynamic forces and issues influencing mental health care delivery to initiate interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary change that affects the quality of mental health systems (Course Objective 5).
Program Outcomes Met By This Course:
NPO - 1 Integrates nursing and health care knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide safe, ethical, and effective patient centered nursing care, representing the patients’ preferences, values, and needs within the context of their families, communities, and the health care delivery system. (Nursing practice)
NPO – 2 Demonstrate a level of professionalism that is congruent with the inherent values, ethics, and behaviors of the discipline of nursing. (Professional conduct)
NPO -3 Engages the patient to understand the link between health promotion strategies and health outcomes across the life cycle. (Health promotion and maintenance of wellness)
NPO – 6 Utilizes appropriate communication and interpersonal skills to engage in, develop and disengage from therapeutic relationships with individuals and groups. (Communication)
NPO – 7 Utilizes critical thinking skills and professional judgment to inform decisionmaking in the delivery of health care. (Clinical decision making and intervention) NPO – 8 Identifies one’s own professional development needs by engaging in reflective practice in the context of lifelong learning and to participate in processes to shape the health care delivery systems and advance the profession. (Professional reflection and visioning)
SAS Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned as follows:
A = 89.5% or better
B+ = 84.5 - 89.4%
B = 79.5 - 84.4%
C+ = 74.5 - 79.4%
C = 69.5 - 74.4%
D = 64.5 - 69.4%
F = 64.4% or less
Course Materials:
Text: Morgan, K. & Townsend, M. (2021). Psychiatric mental health nursing. (10th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-9967-0
Purchase online electronic textbook, or hard copy. Library has limited copies available.
Supplementary Readings/Resources:
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Course Grading Requirement:
Exams (x2) – mid-term and final via Exam Soft: 80%. Each exam has 75 questions.
Quizzes (x5) – 15%. Each quiz has 10 questions.
Self-Reflection Submissions (a few times throughout the semester, during class) – 5%
Total Grade = 100%
Course Requirements:
Attend all live courses (virtual and in-person as specified in the course schedule) and actively engage in live course discussion as well as the online classroom activities.
Course Schedule:
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Date(s) |
Classroom Times (Recorded, Live Virtual or In -Person) |
Topic(s) |
Classroom Activities (Recorded, Live Virtual or InPerson) |
Learning Materials (Read PRIOR to the scheduled class) |
Homework Assignment(s) |
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Week 1
01/17/2022
01/21/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
The Concept of Stress Adaptation (Ch. 1) Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts (Ch. 2) Ethical and Legal Issues (Ch. 5) |
Lectures on Chapters: 1, 2, 5 |
Textbook Readings: 1, 2, 5
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Readings |
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Week 2 01/24/2022 01/28/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (Ch. 8) Psychopharmacology (Ch. 4) |
Lectures on Chapter: 4, 8 |
Textbook Readings: 4, 8 |
Readings |
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Week 3
01/31/2022
02/04/2022 |
Recorded Lectures |
Relationship Development (Ch. 6)
Therapeutic Groups (Ch. 9) |
Lectures on Chapters: 6, 9 Videos: Therapy Sessions
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Textbook Readings: 6, 9 |
Readings
Quiz 1 Due |
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Week 4
02/07/2022
02/11/2022 |
Recorded Lectures |
Intervention with Families (Ch. 10) Crisis Intervention (Ch. 12) Promoting Self-Esteem (Ch. 14) |
Lectures on Chapters: 10, 12, 14
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Textbook Readings: 10, 12, 14 |
Readings |
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Week 5
02/14/2022
02/18/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Ch. 18) The Recovery Model (Ch. 20) The Psychiatric-Mental Health Client in Nonpsychiatric Settings (Ch. 21)
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Lectures on Chapters: 18, 20, 21
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Textbook Readings: 18, 20, 21 |
Readings |
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Week 6
02/21/2022
02/25/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Suicide Prevention (Ch. 16) Electroconvulsive Therapy (Ch. 19) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine Therapy, Psychedelic Treatments, DNS, and VNS – not in textbook Relaxation Therapy (Ch. 41) |
Activity: David Weene from McLean Hospital (guest lecturer) Lectures on Chapters: 16, 19, 41 |
Textbook Readings: 16, 19, 41 |
Readings
Quiz 2 Due |
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Week 7
02/28/2022
03/04/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders (Ch. 24) Bipolar and Related Disorders (Ch. 26) Mid-Term Exam Review |
Lectures on Chapters: 24, 26
Videos: Ted Talk ( Elyn Saks) |
Textbook Readings: 24, 26 |
Readings |
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Week 8
03/07/2022
03/11/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Depressive Disorders (Ch. 25) Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders (Ch. 27) |
Lectures on Chapters: 25, 27
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Textbook Readings: 25, 27 Videos: Eating Disorder Film |
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Mid-Term Exam |
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1 via Exam Soft covers materials through Week 7 |
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Week 9
03/14/2022
03/18/2022 |
Dr. Godzik Live, InPerson in Grenada |
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (Ch. 28)
Eating Disorders (Ch. 30)
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Lectures on Chapter: 28, 30
Videos: Eating Disorders Film Activity: Tour at Mount Gay Psychiatric Hospital and Nurse Lecture (time and date to be determined) |
Textbook Reading: 28, 30 |
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Quiz 3 Due |
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Week 10
03/21/2022
03/25/2022
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Dr. Godzik Live, InPerson in Grenada
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Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders (Ch. 29)
Personality Disorders (Ch. 31)
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Lectures on Chapter: 29, 31
Videos: “Girl, Interrupted” – Personality Disorders
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Textbook Readings: 29, 31
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Readings
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Week 11
03/28/2022
04/01/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
The Aging Individual (Ch. 33) Survivors of Abuse or Neglect (Ch. 34) The Bereaved Individual (Ch. 36) |
Lectures on Chapter: 33, 34, 36 |
Textbook Readings: 33, 34, 36 |
Readings |
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Week 12
04/04/2022
04/08/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Children and Adolescents (Ch. 32)
Military Families (Ch. 37)
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Lectures on Chapters: 32, 37 |
Textbook Readings: 32, 37 |
Readings
Quiz 4 Due |
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Week 13
04/11/2022
04/15/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria (Ch. 42)
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Lectures on Chapters: 42 |
Textbook Readings: 42 |
Readings |
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Week 14
04/18/2022
04/22/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (Ch. 39) Complementary and Psychosocial Therapies (Ch. 40) |
Lectures on Chapters: 39, 40 |
Textbook Readings: 39, 40 |
Readings |
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Week 15
04/25/2022
04/29/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Forensic Nursing (Ch. 43) Wrap-up (catch up) on prior lectures |
Lectures on Chapters: 43 |
Textbook Readings: 43 |
Readings
Quiz 5 Due |
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Week 16 05/02/2022
05/06/2022 |
Dr. Godzik via Zoom |
Finals Week
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Final Exam 2 in Exam Soft. Covers content wince Term (Week 8 through Week 16). Final Course & Faculty Evaluations |
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