MENTAL HEALTH NURSING , IInd year GNM syllabus ,
Theory .
Total hours : 70
Unit I
Introduction
a)
Concept of mental health and mental
illness
b)
Misconceptions related to mental illness
c)
Principles of Mental Health nursing
d)
Definition of terms used in psychiatry
e)
Review of defense mechanisms
f)
Mental
Health Team
Unit II
History of
Psychiatry
a)
History of Psychiatric Nursing - India and at international level
b)
Trends in Psychiatric Nursing
c)
National mental health programme
Unit III
Mental Health Assessment
a)
Psychiatry history taking
b)
Mental status examination
c)
Interview technique
Unit IV
Therapeutic
nurse-patient relationship:
a)
Therapeutic nurse patient relationship:
Definition, components and phases,
Importance
b)
Communication skills Definition elements, types, factors influencing
communication, barriers (therapeutic impasse)
Unit V
Mental
Disorders and Nursing Interventions
a)
Psycho-Pathophysiology of human behavior
b)
Etiological theories (genetics, biochemical, psychological etc)
c)
Classification of mental disorders.
d)
Disorders of thought, motor activity, perception, mood, speech, memory, concentration,
judgment
e)
Prevalence, etiology, signs and symptoms, prognosis, medical and Nursing management
f)
Personality & types of personality related to
psychiatric disorder
g)
Organic mental disorders: Delirium,
Dementia
f)
Psychotic disorders:
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Schizophrenic disorders
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Mood (affective) disorders: Mania depression, Bipolar affective disorders(BPAD)
h)
Neurotic disorders: Phobia, anxiety
disorders,obsessive compulsive disorders, depressive neurosis, conversion
disorders, 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;
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Sleep disorder
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Eating disorders
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Sexual disorders
K) Nursing
Management: Nursing process and process recording in caring for patients with various psychiatric disorders
Unit VI
Bio – Psycho
& Social Therapies
a)
Psychopharmacology – Definition, classification of
drugs antipsychotic, Antidepressant, antimanic, antian xiety agents, anti
parkinsons
b)
Psychosocial therapies – individual therapies, group therapy,
behavior therapy, occupational therapy, family therapy, melieu therapy
c)
Role of nurse in these therapies.
d)
Somatic therapy – Electro Convulsive Therapy, insulin therapy,
e)
Role of nurse in these therapies.
Unit VII
Community Mental Health
a)
Concept, importance, scope
b)
Attitudes , Stigma and discrimination related to the
mentally ill
c)
Prevention of mental illness(Preventive Psychiatry)
during childhood, adolescent, adult hood and old age.
d)
Community Mental Health Services.
e)
Role of Nurse in national mental health
programme and Psychiatric care in Community
Unit VIII
Psychiatric Emergencies and Crisis Intervention
a)
Types of
Psychiatric emergencies: Over Active, under active patient, Violent behaviour,
b)
Suicide, adverse drug reactions, withdrawal symptoms, Acute
psychosis etc
c)
Crisis and its intervention: AIDS,
d)
Adolescent Crisis
Unit IX
Forensic
Psychiatry / Legal Aspects
a)
India Lunatic Act 1912
b)
Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Act 1965, 1985
c)
Mental Health Act 1987, 2014
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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