MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Placement- Second Year Time- 70 hours

Course Description:-
This course is designed to help students develop the concept of mental health and mental illness, its causes,
symptoms, prevention, treatment modalities and nursing management of mentally ill for individual, family
and community.

General Objective:-
Upon completion of this course, the students shall able to:
1. Describe the concept of mental health and mental illness and the emerging trends in psychiatric
nursing.
2. Explain the causes and factors of mental illness, its prevention and control.
3. Identify the symptoms and dynamic of abnormal human behavior in comparison with normal human
behavior.
4. Demonstration a desirable attitude and skills in rendering comprehensive nursing care to the mentally
ill.
Total Hours - 70
Teaching
Learning Methods of
Unit. Content Hr. Learning
Objectives Assessment
Activites
I Describe the Introduction 5 Lecture cum Short answers
concept of a) Concept of mental health and mental illness discussion
mental health b) Misconceptions related to mental illness Objective type
and mental c) Principles of Mental Health nursing Structured
illness in d) Definition of terms used in psychiatry discussion
relation to e) Review of defense mechanisms
providing f) Mental Health Team Group
comprehensive interaction
care to the
patients.
II Narrate the History of Psychiatry 4 Lecture cum Short answer
historical a) History of Psychiatric Nursing - India and at discussion
development international level Objective type
of Psychiatry b) Trends in Psychiatric Nursing
and psychiatric c) National mental health programme
nursing.
III Describe Mental Health Assessment 4 Lecture cum Short answer
mental health a) Psychiatry history taking discussion
assessment b) Mental status examination Objective type
c) Interview technique Demonstration
Return
Demonstration

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 Teaching
Learning Methods of
Unit. Content Hr. Learning
Objectives Assessment
Activites
IV Describe Therapeutic nurse-patient relationship: 5 Lecture cum Short answers
therapeutic a) Therapeutic nurse patient relationship: discussions
relationship Definition, components and phases, Return
Importance Role play demonstration
Demonstrate b) Communication skills Definition elements,
skills in process types, factors influencing communication, Videos
recording barriers (therapeutic impasse)
Demonstration
of process
recording
V List various Mental Disorders and Nursing Interventions 25 Lecture cum Short answers
mental disorders a) Psycho-Pathophysiology of human behavior discussions
and describe b) Etiological theories (genetics, biochemical, Essay types
their mental psychological etc) Case study
and psychiatric c) Classification of mental disorders. Case Study
and nursing d) Disorders of thought, motor activity, Case
management. perception, mood, speech, memory, Presentation Case
concentration, judgment Presentation
e) Prevalence, etiology, signs and symptoms, Process
prognosis, medical and Nursing recording
management
f) Personality & types of personality related to Videos
psychiatric disorder
g) Organic mental disorders: Delirium, Role plays
Dementia
f) Psychotic disorders: Field visits-
- Schizophrenic disorders De-addiction
- Mood (affective) disorders: Mania centers, Alcohol
depression, Bipolar affective Anonyms group,
disorders(BPAD) Adolescent
h) Neurotic disorders: Phobia, anxiety clinics, Child
disorders,obsessive compulsive disorders, guidance centers
depressive neurosis, conversion disorders, etc
dissociative reaction, psychosomatic
disorders, post traumatic stress disorder
i) Substance use and de-addiction: alcohol,
tobacco and other psychoactive substance
j) Child and adolescent psychiatric disorder;
- Sleep disorder
- Eating disorders
- Sexual disorders
k) Nursing Management: Nursing process and
process recording in caring for patients with
various psychiatric disorders

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 Teaching
Learning Methods of
Unit. Content Hr. Learning
Objectives Assessment
Activites
VI Describe the Bio Bio – Psycho & Social Therapies 12 Lecture cum Short Answers
– psychosocial a) Psychopharmacology – Definition, discussions
therapies and classification of drugs antipsychotic, Essay types
explain the role Antidepressant, antimanic, antian xiety Seminar
of the nurse agents, anti parkinsons Return
b) Psychosocial therapies – individual Videos demonstration
therapies, group therapy, behavior therapy,
occupational therapy, family therapy, melieu Demonstration Quiz
therapy
c) Role of nurse in these therapies. Field visits- Drug study
d) Somatic therapy – Electro Convulsive Rehabilitation
Therapy, insulin therapy, centre, Day care
e) Role of nurse in these therapies. centres

Role plays
VII Describe the Community Mental Health 5 Lecture cum Short answers
concept of a) Concept, importance, scope discussion
preventive b) Attitudes , Stigma and discrimination Essay type
community related to the mentally ill Role play
mental health c) Prevention of mental illness(Preventive Assignment
services. Psychiatry) during childhood, adolescent, Videos
Enumerate the adult hood and old age.
nurse’s role d) Community Mental Health Services.
in National e) Role of Nurse in national mental health
mental health programme and Psychiatric care in
programme Community
VIII Explain different Psychiatric Emergencies and Crisis 5 Lecture cum Short answers
psychiatric Intervention discussion
emergencies a) Types of Psychiatric emergencies: Over Objective Type
and their Active, under active patient, Violent Videos
management behaviour, Essay type
Demonstrate b) Suicide, adverse drug reactions, withdrawal Role plays
skills in crisis symptoms, Acute psychosis etc
intervention c) Crisis and its intervention: AIDS, Demonstration
Adolescent Crisis
IX Describe the Forensic Psychiatry / Legal Aspects 5 Lecture cum Short answers
legal aspects a) India Lunatic Act 1912 discussions
to be kept in b) Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Act 1965, Essay type
mind in the care 1985 Demonstration
of mentally ill c) Mental Health Act 1987, 2014 Objective Quiz
patients. d) Admission and discharge procedures
e) Standards of psychiatric nursing practice.
f) Rights of Mentally ill patients
g) Legal responsibilities in the care of mentally
ill patients.

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 Mental Health Nursing- Practical
Placement- Second year Time – 320 hrs (8 weeks)
Internship 96 hrs (2 weeks)

Assessment
Areas Duration Objectives Skill Assignments
methods
Psychiatric 3 weeks • Assess patients - History taking • History taking-1 • Assess
OPD with mental health - Perform mental status • Mental status performance
problems examination examination-2 with rating
• Observe and assist - Assist in • Observation scale
in therapies pyschometric report of OPD-1 • Assess each
• Counsel and educate assessment skill with
patients, and - Observe and assist in checklist
families therapies • Assessment
- Teach patients and of observation
family members report
• Completion of
activity record
Child 1 week • Assessment of - History taking • Observation • Assess
guidance children with - Perform mental status report of child performance
clinic various mental examination guidance clinic with rating
health problem’s - Observe and assist in scale
• Counsel and provide therapies • Assess each
health education for - Health education of skill with
children, families family members and checklist
and significant significant others • Assessment
others - Counsel family of observation
members and report
significant others

Inpatient 6 weeks • Assess patients - History taking • Assess & • Assess

ward with mental health - Perform mental status give nursing performance
problems examination care to 2-3 with rating
• Provide nursing - Observe and assist in patients with scale
care for patients therapies various mental • Assess each
with various mental - Provide nursing care disorders skill with
health problems to the mentally ill • History taking-1 checklist
patient • Mental status • Assessment
- Health educate examination-2 of the case
family members and • Case study-1 study, case
significant others • Care plan -1 presentation,
• Case process
presentation-1 recording and
• Process care plan
recording-2
• Maintain drug
book

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