COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSH 5006 MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II COMPULSORY 2 8 0 12

Offered By

Psychiatric Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEKIYE ÇETINKAYA DUMAN

Offered to

Psychiatric Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to train psychiatric nurses, who can take on the care responsibility of individuals and families with mental disorders, are informed about psychosocial interventions and some therapies in the field of psychiatry, able to question health politics in the world and our country, sensitive to ethical principles, aware of responsibilities, skilful at problem solving and critical thinking.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. The student can comprehend the neurocognitive and psychosocial reasons, epidemiology, indications and current treatment of mental illness. 2
2   The student can use the knowledge obtained in the field of psychiatric nursing in assessing the psychosocial dimensions of patients hospitalized in
3   3. The student can use the knowledge obtained in the field of psychiatric nursing, as well as the skills of problem solving and practice in interdisciplinary studies.
4   4. The student can recognize the basic knowledge and constituents of psychosocial interventions and practices (social support groups, social skill training programs, group treatments with an integrated approach, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychoeducation, family interventions).
5   5. The student can question the health politics in the world and our country.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction Evidence-based practices in Psychiatric Nursing Associate Prof. Dr. Neslihan Günüşen
2 Patient and approach with delusions and hallucinations Associate Prof. Dr. Sibel Coşkun Badur
3 Aggressive patient with impulse control problem and approach Prof. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
4 Social isolation, loneliness and nursing Prof. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
5 Self-harming behavior, suicide and nursing Associate Prof. Dr. Neslihan Günüşen
6 Anxiety, anxious individual and nursing Associate Prof. Dr. Neslihan Günüşen
7 Organic mental disorders (Delirium, Dementia) and nursing approaches Associate Prof. Dr. Sibel Coşkun Badur
8 Midterm Exam
9 Mechanisms of action of drug groups used in psychiatry Associate Prof. Dr. Neslihan Günüşen
10 Compliance and non-compliance with treatment (compliance, adherence, concordance concepts) Factors causing non-compliance affecting treatment compliance Prof. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
11 Mental problems in physical diseases, CLP applications Assoc. Prof. Figen Şengün Inan
12 Crisis and crisis management Assoc. Prof. Figen Şengün Inan
13 Attachment theory, Attachment in relationships The concept of addiction, its types Attachment process, consequences and interventions in addiction Associate Prof. Dr. Sibel Coşkun Badur
14 Psychiatric rehabilitation and psychosocial treatments (Psychoeducation, Social skills programs, Therapeutic activities, work/occupational treatments etc.) Prof. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
15 Group interventions in psychiatric treatment; general principles, group dynamics self-help groups, family groups Prof. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman

Recomended or Required Reading

Stuart, G.W. (2009) Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. Mosby Elsevier, Missouri, USA.
Öztürk, O., Uluşahin A. (2008). Principles of Patient and Physician Relation and Psychiatric Interview. Mental Health and Disorders Ankara, Nobel Medicine Bookstores, renewed eleventh edition**
Güleç, C. (2007) Psychiatric Interview and Patient and Physician Relations. Basic Book of Psychiatry I. Ankara, Physicians Publication Union.
Townsend, MC. (2009) Psychiatric Mental Healt Nursing. Sixth Edition. David Company. Philadelphia. USA
Supplementary Resources:
Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
www.guideline.gov
www.psikiyatridizini.org
www.phdernegi.org
http://www.turkhemsirelerdernegi.org.tr
Journal of Atatürk University Anadolu Nursing and Medical Sciences
http://e-dergi.atauni.edu.tr/index.php/HYD
Journal of Istanbul University Nursing Faculty
http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/yuksekokullar/floren/yayinlar.htm

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, questions-answers, case presentation, concept map

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skills of interpretation, recollection, decision-making, explanation, knowledge combination are assessed by means of exams.
In their homeworks/presentations, the students are assessed in terms of defining, analysing, planning, deciding the cases, as well as conducting and assessing the interventions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
Tel: 0090 232 412 47 84

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 8 112
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 300

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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