URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

One San Vicente West Urdaneta City

GRADUATE SCHOOL
SYLLABUS

Course Code: AN06-MANS 106 MANS 107 Hours/Week: 3

Course Title: ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC NURSING No of Units: 3
Time: 10:00-1:00 pm

I. Course Description

This course provides advanced psychiatric nursing principles needed for quality
decision making in patient care. Specifically, it includes unique issues and concerns in
preventing and managing special population. Specifically, it integrates holistic bio-
psychosocial approach to psychiatric nursing care emphasizing the full continuum of
preventive, crisis and rehabilitative nursing activities.

II. Course Objectives

A. General: At the end of the course the students will be able to develop a deeper
understanding of the principles, issues and concerns in managing a special
population with emphasis on prevention, rehabilitation activities.
B. Specific: It is hoped that by the end of the course, the students will be able to
1. Identify and discuss current theories and practice.
2. Identify the psychosocial theory on which each treatment strategy is
based.
3. Discuss the current social and emotional concerns.
4. Identify how several of the theoretical perspectives have influenced
current nursing practice.
5. Identify the different roles of the nurse in varied treatment setting
and programs.
6. Describe psychiatric disorders and its appropriate nursing
interventions.

III.Course Requirement

A. Active online class participation

B. Passing the required examinations
C. Projects/outputs

IV. Course Content

Topics Time Allotment

I. Overview of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing 15 hrs.
Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. The Mental Health Illness Continuum
2. Criteria of Mental Health
3. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
4. Neuro-biologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
5. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
6. Therapeutic Relationships
7. Therapeutic Communication

II. Current Social and Emotional Concerns 5 hrs.

 1. Legal and Ethical Issues
2. Abuse and Violence
3. Grief and Loss

III. Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders 34 hrs.

1. Anxiety Response and Anxiety Disorders
2. Schizophrenia
3. Mood Disorders
4. Personality Disorders
5. Substance Abuse
6. Eating Disorders
7. Child and Adolescent Disorders
8. Somatoform Disorders
9. Cognitive Disorders – Delirium, Dementia
10. Bipolar Disorders
11. Dual Diagnosis
12. Nutraceuticals and Mental Health
13. Suicide and other Self-destructive Behaviors
14. Depression and depressive disorders.

IV. Bases for Evaluation of Performance

a. Active Online Class Participation

b. Projects/Outputs
c. Major Exams

V. References
Keltner, Norman, Bostrom, Carol E., McGuiness, Psychiatric Nursing, Mosby
Elsevier, 6th Ed.
Davadilla, Nenita Y., Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing Philippine Edition, Mosby
Elsevier, 7th Ed.
Cacanindin, Eden E. Psychiatric Nursing. Educational Publishing House
Sia, Maria Loreto E. Psychiatric Nursing. RMSia Publishing Co.
Videbeck, Sheila L. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition. Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins
Internet Sources

Prepared by:

Dr. Zosima C. Garin, MAN, MSCAM, Ma. Ed, Ed.D, PhDN units
Professor
Email: garinzosima@gmail.com