Undergraduate Education Faculty Toolkit

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Rationale

The Undergraduate Branch of the APNA Education Council was given permission by the APNA Board of Directors to conduct a survey, in two parts. First they asked about the placement and content of psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nursing within nursing curricula. They then asked if the faculty responsible for teaching the content was credentialed/specialized in PMH nursing. The results of the two surveys ascertained current trends in PMH education and examined the integration of PMH skills within the nursing curriculum. The first part of the survey collected data from members of the Undergraduate Branch (n=105) identifying the sequence and teaching of PMH nursing content within their curriculum. The second part was a national survey of PMH curricula and faculty, as reported by the academic institutions themselves, using a stratified sampling process to gather a representative sample in each state. The summarized data provided a snap shot of the current situation.

The APNA Board of Director’s charge dovetailed nicely into the ongoing work of the Undergraduate Branch. The results of the national survey made it clear that the PMH skills expected of undergraduate nurses need to be identified and catalogued. A toolkit of PMH teaching strategies would assist all teachers, regardless of specialty preparation, to teach PMH content. The membership at recent APNA conferences had expressed a need for a skills toolkit to accompany a “checklist” of skills for nursing students, and for there to be some form of national standardization of teaching of PMH content. The Undergraduate Branch of the Educational Council assumed leadership for developing these resources. With the potential dilution of PMH content in nursing curriculum as identified in the national survey, APNA members were keen to highlight and preserve the PMH skills necessary for undergraduate nursing students and to provide a repository of ideas and resources for teachers on how to provide students with these skills. This project is meant to provide concrete examples and suggestions for educators, rather than a complete curriculum or a theory. It should continue as a living document, with revisions and additions periodically to keep it rich, accurate, and up to date.

Disclaimer: Websites and YouTube video resources do not belong to APNA and are subject to change without warning. They may not continue to be available. APNA does not endorse any specific movie or program over another. The suggested resources were selected by the faculty as useful to teaching the content, but are not an exclusive list. The Appendices were submitted by the faculty and are available for reproduction and/or use.

Crosswalk Table

This table demonstrates how each core nurse content area relates to the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope & Standards of Practice (2014) and the Essentials of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing in the BSN Curriculum (2008).

Specific Core Nursing Content	Scope & Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing	Essentials for Undergraduate Education in Psychiatric-Mental Health
Growth and Development	Standard 1 Assessment Standard 2 Diagnosis Standard 4 Planning Standard 5 Implementation Standard 6 Evaluating Standard 8 Education Standard 13 Collaboration	Principles of cognitive, emotional, and psychological growth with corresponding developmental milestones Recognition of major disorders occurring in childhood/ adolescence Mood disorders Eating disorders Conduct disorders ADHD Pervasive developmental disorders Substance abuse/dependence disorders Recognition of major disorders occurring in adulthood Mood disorders Psychotic disorders Personality disorders Substance abuse/dependence disorders Anxiety disorders Recognition of major disorders occurring in older age Depression Dementia Delirium
Neurobiological Basis of Care Practices	Standard 1 Assessment Standard 2 Diagnosis Standard 3 Outcomes Identification Standard 4 Planning Standard 5 Implementation Standard 5B Health Teaching & Health Promotion Standard 5E Pharmacological, Biological, & Integrative Therapies Standard 6 Evaluation Standard 9 Evidence Based Practice & Research	Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological basis of and relationship to observable patient behaviors and symptoms of psychiatric disorders Neurobiological theories of etiology of common psychiatric health disorders Genetics and psychiatric disorders
Pharmacotherapeutics and basic principles of Pharmacology	Standard 5E Pharmacological, Biological, and Integrative Therapies Standard 5B Health Teaching Standard 9 Evidence Based Practice & Research	Neurobiological basis of pharmacological and somatic treatments Major psychotropic agents for identified psychiatric disorders that include: Classification Action and expected effect Side effects and toxicity Potential interactions with other medications and diet Common alternative medicine approaches used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders Herbals, minerals, and vitamins Other alternative treatments
Communication Theory and Interpersonal Skills	Standard 4 Planning Standard 5G Therapeutic Relationship and Counseling Standard 11 Communication Standard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration Standard 14 Professional Practice Evaluation	Therapeutic interventions for patients, families, and groups experiencing, or at risk for, psychiatric disorders Therapeutic use of self with patients, families and groups experiencing, or at risk for, psychiatric disorders Appropriate affective and cognitive responses to patients Concept of professional boundaries with psychiatric patients and appropriate use of self-disclosure Communication with patients experiencing common psychiatric symptoms such as disorganized speech, hallucinations, delusions, and decreased production of speech
Clinical Decision Making	Standard 2 Diagnosis Standard 3 Outcomes Standard 4 Planning Standard 5 Implement Standard 6 Evaluation Standard 10 Quality of Practice Standard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration Standard 15 Resource Utilization Standard 16 Environmental Health	Taxonomy systems commonly used in care of psychiatric disorders NANDA DSM-IVTR and ICD-10 (DSM-5 and ICD-11 updates) Omaha System Evidence-based care principles for psychiatric disorders Use of outcome measurements to evaluate interventions and care strategies Principles of safety in various treatment settings Concepts of psychiatric crisis and common intervention practices with patients experiencing psychiatric crisis Violence Anger and aggression Levels and types of violence expression such as suicide, homicide, domestic violence, child and elder abuse Standard care practices of common psychiatric disorders including: Psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Personality disorders Substance abuse/dependence disorders Cognitive disorders Eating disorders Somatoform disorders Family and community violence Use of informatics in psychiatric nursing
Patient Care Roles	Standard 5B Health Teaching and Health Promotion Standard 5F Milieu Therapy Standard 5G Therapeutic Relationship Standard 6 Evaluation Standard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration	Principles of teaching/learning theories as they relate to patients with psychiatric disorders including psychoeducational approaches Principles of clinical care manager with psychiatric patients Principles of case manager with psychiatric patients Principles of patient advocacy with psychiatric patients Consumer advocacy groups NAMI NMHA Local resource identification groups
Health Care Settings	Standard 4 Planning Standard 5 Implementation Standard 5F Pharmacological, Biological and Integrative Therapies Standard 10 Quality of Practice Standard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration Standard 15 Resource Utilization Standard 16 Environmental Health	Principles of inpatient care Principles of psychiatric care in emergency department settings Principles of community mental health Principles of psychiatric home care Relationship of acuity of care and patient needs to the setting of care Evolving care settings (e.g. primary care, telecare and web-based)
Cultural, Ethnic and Spiritual Concepts	Standard 1 Assessment Standard 4 Planning Standard 5 Implementation Standard 7 Ethics Standard 8 Education Standard 11 Communication Standard 15 Resource Utilization	Diversity/Cultural humility Cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs regarding mental health and illness Cultural issues and spiritual beliefs as they relate to psychiatric symptom expression Cultural/racial/ethnic diversity and its impact on mental health care delivery Resources for culturally/linguistically sensitive PMH care
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention	Standard 1 Assessment Standards 5B Health Teaching and Health Promotion Standard 8 Education Standard 14 Professional Practice Evaluation	Concepts of mental health promotion and illness prevention Known risk factors of common psychiatric disorders Screening and referral for common psychiatric disorders International and national indicators on mental health (e.g. World Health Report and Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Illness) Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives Standardized screening and symptom rating instruments IOM Report and National Patient Safety Goal
Concepts of Chronic Illness	Standard 1 Assessment Standard 2 Diagnosis Standard 5 Implementation Standard 5A Coordination of Care Standard 5B Health Teaching and Health Promotion Standard 5E Pharmacological Biological, and Integrative Therapies Standard 5G Therapeutic Relationship Standard 6 Evaluation Standard 8 Education Standard 9 Evidence Based Practice and Research Standard 10 Quality of Care Standard 16 Environmental Health	Common adaptation & coping techniques used with severe persistent psychiatric disorders Symptom management for serious persistent psychiatric disorders. Concepts of co-morbidity Symptom management for co-occurring chronic conditions Concepts of relapse, relapse prevention, recovery and resilience
Ethical and legal Principles	Standard 7 Ethics Standard 8 Education Standard 10 Quality of Care Standard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration Standard 14 Professional Practice Evaluation	Ability to assess, identify, and intervene regarding: Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas Professional Boundaries Patient Rights Types of admissions and levels of treatment Legal and Professional Standards
Vulnerable Populations	Standard 1 Assessment Standard 2 Diagnosis Standard 5A Coordination of Care Standard 6 Evaluation Standard 7 EthicsStandard 12 Leadership Standard 13 Collaboration	Principles and concepts of working with vulnerable populations Access to care Health disparities in mental health care and outcomes developmentally disabled elders and children special needs of diverse populations Marginalized populations i.e. homeless/jailed
Nursing Research	Standard 9 Evidence-Based Practice and Research Standard 10 Quality of Practice Standard 14 Professional Practice Evaluation	Research related to psychiatric mental health nursing and care delivery concepts Concepts of evidence based practice

1. Growth & Development

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate competent generalist assessment of the developmental needs of patients experiencing psychiatric disorders.
Recognize normative versus non-normative behavioral patterns in terms of developmental milestones.
Plan, implement and evaluate age-appropriate care for patients with psychiatric disorders, including resilience across the lifespan.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Review of Freud Stages of Emotional Development.
Review of Piaget Stages of Cognitive Development.
Review of Erikson Stages of Psychosocial Development.
- Great slide presentation available for use at http://www.slideshare.net/marysuemakin/erik-erikson-stages-of-development
Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Introduce the concept of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and it’s impact throughout the lifespan.
Review concept of resilience across the lifespan.
Develop examples of effective nursing interventions that promote coping.
Demonstrate use of age-specific assessment instruments.
- Example: Ages & Stages Questionnaire
Use of Movies as Case Studies (Can be adapted as a Clinical Teaching Strategy).
- Movies can be viewed in class or as an individual assignment.
- Check with your university media resources for free access and film availability.

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Assessment of client should include age and developmental stage.
Group discussion of successful or unsuccessful achievement of developmental tasks, and effect on current mental health.
Assign students to develop and implement age-appropriate lesson plans for clients across the lifespan.
- See example at https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/resilience/

Assessment Tools

Construct a case study on non-normative behavioral patterns in a patient/client.
Devise care plans for patients/clients from three different age groups.

Clinical Skills Checklist

Developmental assessment of newly admitted patient/client. (Standard 1. Assessment
Engages therapeutically with patient using developmentally appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication. (Standard 5. Implementation)
Develop teaching care plan based on learning readiness and developmental state of client. (Standard 3. Outcomes Identification)

2. Neurological Basis of Psychiatric-Mental Health Practice

Learning Outcomes

Apply knowledge about the structure and function of the brain.
Describe the use of neuroimaging techniques in psychiatry.
Identify neurotransmitters, their location and function in the brain and the effects of altered levels as they relate to specific mental illnesses.
Recognize genetic components of mental illness and identify the purpose of genetic testing for psychiatric disorders.
Demonstrate competent generalist assessment skills with emphasis on mental status and neurological functioning.
Apply neurobiological knowledge to care practices and patient teaching.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Review neuroanatomy of the brain using graphic illustrations of the brain. List the neurotransmitters and their function.
Discuss emerging evidence regarding the connection between mental health and the gut microbiota, referred to as the gut-brain access.
- See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641835/ (2017 article), https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882070/ (2019 article), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/08980101231170487 (2023 article)
Provide an illustration of the brain and a list of key anatomy (frontal lobe, limbic system, amygdala, etc.)
- “The Brain” video from Bozeman Science (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKc8nfPATI
Identify the relationship between mental health disorders and key brain structures.
Share radiologic images that correlate with specific mental health conditions, such as pre- and post- electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), schizophrenia, PTSD, and addiction.

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Discuss the origin of the patients’ symptoms in terms of brain structure and function. While administering psychotropics, discuss the effects of the medication on areas of the brain.
Post conference discussions:
- “If a patient asked you whether they should have genetic testing done or not, what information would you give them to help them decide?”
- “If a patient asked you whether they should have electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or not, what information would you give them to help them decide?”

Case Study:

Develop case studies based on the patient population and presentation on the unit.
May create a specific case study. Example: Discuss a patient who is being treated on a psychiatric unit who was stabilized on a medical unit after a gunshot wound to the head including the Broca’s area and the amygdala. Discuss what possible symptoms would be associated with these affected areas of the brain.

Assessment Strategies

Assignments with Rubrics

Compare/contrast medication, neurotransmitter effects, adverse reactions, side effects, and their neurobiological origin.

Clinical Skills Checklist

Given a diagram of the brain, identify the area the patient’s medications are affecting/targeting. (Standard 5. Implementation)
Apply neurobiological knowledge to care practices and patient teaching. Student will teach the patient about the anatomy of the brain and the area of the brain that the medication is affecting. (Standard 3. Outcomes Identification, Standard 5B. Health Teaching)
Demonstrate competent generalist assessment skills with emphasis on mental status and neurological functioning. (Standard 1. Assessment, Standard 2. Diagnosis)
Apply neurobiological knowledge to care practices and patient teaching. (Standard 4. Planning)

3. Pharmacotherapeutics & Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Learning Outcomes

Articulate knowledge of the neurobiological mechanism for various psychotropic medications.
Apply pharmacotherapeutic principles to the safe administration of psychotropic medications.
Evaluate effects of medications on patient, including symptom abatement, side effects, toxicity, and potential interactions with other medications/substances.
Identify factors contributing to patient adherence and interventions to address medication nonadherence.

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Compare actions of neurotransmitters and discuss ramifications of imbalances such as decreased serotonin and mood disorders.
Have students work in small groups to complete in-class case studies.
Use gamification and polling questions to reinforce key pharmacology concepts.
- www.Jeopardylabs.com enables faculty to develop their own interactive Jeopardy games.
Discuss alternative therapies for mental health conditions to be used in conjunction with or in place of psychotropic medications.
Promote evidence-based practice nursing strategies that foster adherence to medication and other therapies prescribed.
Invite consumers to class to describe their experiences taking psychotropic medications. Focus on side effects of medication, adherence issues, cost issues.
Memorable Psychiatry and Neurology has a playlist called Memorable Psychopharmacology with short videos on drug classes and neurotransmitters https://www.youtube.com/watchv=uhmpi3yLeGg&list=PLeZk8BXkxXt9Yr7ruQtOlnaNt6naDmz2T

Clinical Teaching Strategies (Standard 5B)

Discuss nonadherence, anosognosia, and strategies to promote adherence.
Individual or group presentations. Assign each student or small group of students to teach about a specific medication classification (or subclassification) (i.e., SSRIs, mood stabilizers, 2nd generation antipsychotics, etc.) to the class. Students develop NCLEX questions related to their assigned drug class.
Continuously apply knowledge of the rights of medication administration to students’ assigned patients, including mechanism of action, serious and common side effects, monitoring parameters, key patient education, and evaluation of effectiveness.
Students conduct a medication education group.
Students create a teaching tool such as a pamphlet or poster to be used by unit staff.
Use standardized tools to assess for side effects when indicated.1. Tardive Dyskinesia and Extrapyramidal Symptoms:
Resource: https://psychscenehub.com/psychpedia/tardive-dyskinesia/
2. AIMS Abnormal Movement Scale:
Resource: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/aims-abnormal-involuntary-movement-scale
3. Create a simulation scenario in which a patient experiences tardive dyskinesia and/or extrapyramidal symptoms.

Post-conference:
Have students select two clients with very different experiences with psychotropic medications. Compare the varied experience of one patient who had very successful outcomes to another patient who has struggled to find the appropriate medication.
Have students brainstorm ideas about barriers to medication adherence. Following this activity have each student write a one-page reflection (or a 5-minute reflective paper) about how to approach a patient that doesn’t want to take prescribed medications. Process with large group.

Clinical Skills Checklist for this Concept

Discuss medication needs of the newly admitted patient/client. (Standard 5E. Pharmacological, Biological, and Integrative Therapies)
Devise care plans for patients/clients who are being treated with three different categories of psychiatric medications. (Standard 5B. Health Teaching)
Have students (in pairs or small groups) develop and present a patient education class on psychotropic medications to clients in an inpatient or outpatient setting. (Standard 5B. Health Teaching)
Have students develop a one-page medication education handout designed to be given to a patient. (Standard 5B. Health Teaching)

4. Communication Theory & Interpersonal Skills

Classroom Teaching Strategies
Defining Therapeutic Communication

“Therapeutic communication is essential to the use of the self as an instrument of healing. It is the use of verbal and non-verbal messages to establish a professional therapeutic nurse-client relationship that will be the context for meeting the client’s physical and psychological needs.”
Reference: Williams, C. (2004). Therapeutic Interaction in Nursing. New Jersey: Slack, Inc.
Therapeutic Communication, the verbal and nonverbal exchange which enhances the trusting nurse-patient relationship, must be:
1. Patient-centered
2. Goal Specific
3. Theory Based
4. Open to Supervision

Elements that characterize therapeutic communication include:

Developing an attitude of respect, dignity, and empowerment
Facilitating the development of trust
Being patient-centered by adopting core or essential conditions
• Congruence (or genuineness)
• Providing unconditional regard (warmth and acceptance)
• Empathetic understanding (Rogers, 1957)
Understanding how individuals perceive interpersonal space
Understanding non-verbal behaviors designed to facilitate active listening:
• S – Sit squarely facing the client (unless ethnic/cultural background of client discourages direct eye contact).
• O – Observe an open posture.
• L – Lean forward toward the client.
• E – Establish eye contact (unless ethnic/cultural background of client discourages direct eye contact).
• R – Relax
Utilizing active listening techniques:
Resource: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/active-listening.html
Communicating hope
Demonstrating empathy
Resource: Moudatsou, M., Stavropoulou, A., Philalithis, A., & Koukouli, S. (2020). The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 8(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010026
Tools to facilitate development of empathy
• Bas-Sarmiento P, Fernández-Gutiérrez M, Díaz-Rodríguez M; iCARE Team. Teaching empathy to nursing students: A randomised controlled trial. Nurse Educ Today. 2019 Sep;80:40-51. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jun 11. PMID: 31252353.
• Riess H, Kraft-Todd G. E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.: a tool to enhance nonverbal communication between clinicians and their patients. Acad Med. 2014 Aug;89(8):1108-12. doi:
1097/ACM.0000000000000287. PMID: 24826853

• Empathy vs. Sympathy by Brene Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

Other strategies to facilitate therapeutic communication

Clarify the difference between “Therapeutic Relationship” vs. “Social Relationship.”
Review helpful and non-helpful verbal techniques used in therapeutic communication
Overview of Therapeutic Communication techniques: Resource: https://www.registerednursing.org/nclex/therapeutic-communication/
Tools for Transforming Language into Therapeutic Strength-based Communication [see appendix 3]
Review principles of motivational interviewing and how it reflects patient-centered care.
• Resource : https://motivationalinterviewing.org/art-teaching-motivational-interviewing-resource-mi-trainers
• APNA motivational interviewing course: Available until 2023 with charge
https://www.apna.org/courses/motivational-interviewing/

• Free 1.25 CE on Motivational Interviewing from PCCS
https://education.sudtraining.org/Public/Catalog/Details.aspx?id=ZInsmlwfb3sH221b0HtQjw%3d%3d

5. Discuss relevant nursing theorists: H. Peplau, J. Watson and J. Travelbee. Understand anxiety in communication.
Resource: Listening Exercise “A Thousand Words for One Picture” activity to illustrate the effect of anxiety, and the importance of feedback in effective communication [see appendix 4]

Clinical Teaching Strategies
1. Free interactive activity online: 3 Modules
a. Therapeutic Communication and Communication Techniques (with Simulation game) https://games.de.torontomu.ca/mental-health/
b. The other two modules are: Mental Status Assessment and Interpersonal Violence
2. Use of a Therapeutic Communication Simulation Model in Pre-Licensure Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Enhancing Strengths and Transforming Challenges https://www.hrpub.org/download/20131215/NH1-16801110.pdf
3. Reference: Davidson, S. (2015). Lifting the barriers to therapeutic communication that may interfere with the nurse/patient relationship [see appendix 5]
a. Clinical Group Self Awareness Activity
b. Dyads and Triads Group Role-Playing Activity
4. Clinical Process Recording & Analysis Assignment [see appendix 6]
5. Students participate in “The Letter Project” through the organization “To Love Ourselves” which encourages and empowers girls and women through letter-writing. https://theletterproject.org/be-a-letter-writer

Curricular Resources
1. Pounds, K.G. (2017) A theoretical and clinical perspective on social relatedness and the patient with serious mental illness. JAPNA 23 (3), 193-199
2. Varcarolis and Frosbe (2021) Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care, 4e, 4th Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0323625111 ISBN-10: 0323625118
3. Nursing Best Practice Guidelines: Establishing Therapeutic Relationship (update 2006 )
https://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/Establishing_Therapeutic_Relationships.pdf

4. For critique: helpful and unhelpful communication techniques
• 9 min video demonstration of non-therapeutic and therapeutic communication between nurse and hospitalized patient. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W54yhhZ9DOQ
• 4 min video demonstration of therapeutic communication between nurse and patient with schizophrenia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAeWH_WHR0
5. Specialized communication techniques:
• Communication and Psychosis: https://www.healthline.com/health/schizophrenia/how-to-communicate-with-someone-with-schizophrenia
• How can I communicate with someone experiencing psychosis? – Practical strategies and tips for effective support (nsw.gov.au) https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/psychosocial/strategies/Pages/communicating-psychosis.aspx

• Motivational Interviewing Techniques:

o 9 min video: good example of communication using motivational interviewing techniques https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67I6g1I7Zao
6. Have students watch one of the movies listed and write a brief analysis paper. [see appendix 7]
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) Biographical drama depicts the life of math genius John Nash’s who struggled with mental illness (schizophrenia).
• Wit (2001) Story of a famous professor who is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and comes to terms with death on a personal level.
• The Soloist (2009) Journalist befriends a homeless musician who turns out to be a virtuoso living with schizophrenia.
7. NCLEX Practice Quiz: Therapeutic Communication
https://nurseslabs.com/therapeutic-communication-techniques-nclex-practice-reviewer/

Case Studies
• “My Name is Anne” [see appendix 8]
This is an unfolding case study of multiple levels of therapeutic communication breakdown in the care of a hospitalized patient.
• The story of Legion. In Mark 5, 1-20 in the Bible, we read of a man named Legion. What does this account tell us about the experiences of a person suffering from a mental health problem? How is the person treated by society? What are their expectations ? How does the fact he was “cured” before a he could conduct a rational conversation inform us about the way we should interact with individuals with mental health challenges handle mental health clients?

Simulation Exercise
1. Simulation #1: Article describes pre- and post- simulation reflection on communication skills.
• Setting: A psychiatric adolescent inpatient unit, in an acute hospital setting.
• Scenario: A female adolescent has been admitted involuntarily to an acute psychiatric hospital for attempted suicide: acetaminophen overdose.

Reference: Hammer, M., Fox, S., Hampton, M. D. (2014). Use of a therapeutic communication simulation model in pre-licensure psychiatric mental health nursing: Enhancing strengths and transforming challenges. Nursing and Health 2(1), 1-8. https://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_archive.php?id=68&iid=183 DOI: 10.13189/nh.2014.020101

2. Simulation #2 Online: (as above) Therapeutic Communication and Communication Techniques (with Simulation game) https://games.de.torontomu.ca/mental-health/

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Clinical Skills Checklist
1. The student will demonstrate interpersonal communication skills as clinical interventions when providing safe, comprehensive, and collaborative nursing care to individuals and families living with mental illness and when communicating with the health care team. (Standard 11. Communication)
2. The student will complete 2 patient interviews using therapeutic communication techniques. For each of the interviews, the student will evaluate the effectiveness of the interaction using the process recording form. (As above) The instructor will provide feedback on the completed assignment.

5. Clinical Decision Making

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Apply taxonomy structures to patient specific situations including the development of nursing diagnosis.
Identify signs and symptoms characteristic of each major disorder.
Evaluate the degree of evidence-base available to support common psychiatric nursing actions.
Implement evidenced-based care for patients with psychiatric disorders.
Plan and implement nursing interventions appropriate to patients’ needs that reflect etiological factors and standards of nursing care.
Prioritize crisis intervention care practices with patients with psychiatric disorders.
Assess patient potential for violence including suicide and homicide.
Develop and implement suicide prevention strategies.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Use active learning strategies to allow students to hone their decision-making skills and clinical judgment.
“Flipped Classroom”
- Resource: Hew, K. F., & Lo, C. K. (2018). Flipped classroom improves student learning in health professions education: a meta-analysis. BMC medical education, 18(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1144-z
Team Based Learning: https://med.ucf.edu/media/2011/08/tbl1.pdf
- Individual Readiness Assurance Test (IRAT) and Team Readiness Assurance Test (TRAT)
  - Resource: https://med.und.edu/education-resources/_files/docs/resource-irat-grat.pdf
Voice Recorded PPT to prepare for class content, use of classroom time for application.
Review the ANA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (most up to date)
Discuss essential Taxonomy systems commonly used in care of psychiatric disorders

Nursing

NANDA-I: Previously termed the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. This serves as the basis for nursing care plans and decision making.
- Overview: Nursing Diagnosis Guide for 2021: Complete List & Tutorial – Nurseslabs https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-diagnosis/
- https://nanda.org/
- Reference: Herdman, Kamitsuru and Lopes (2021) NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses Definitions & Classification, 2021-2023, 12th ed.
  ISBN: 9781684204540
ICNP: The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) provides an agreed set of terms that can be used to record the observations and interventions of nurses across the world.
- Resource: https://www.icn.ch/what-we-do/projects/ehealth-icnptm/about-icnp

Medical Diagnostic Systems for psychiatric disorders

DSM-5 : The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is a manual for assessment and diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM -5 is the most up-to date version of this manual and is the most widely used diagnostic system for psychiatric disorders.
- DSM-5 (psychiatry.org) or https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
- PsychCental is a website that lists DSM symptoms of many mental disorders
  - https://psychcentral.com/
- ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a globally used diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purpose.
  - https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding/icd10
Other systems (useful to mention, but nice to know, not need to know)
- WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) – a generic assessment instrument for health and disability
  - http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/whodasii/en/
- The Omaha System: A research-based taxonomy that is designed to enhance health care practices and documentation. It provides a framework for integrating and sharing clinical data.
  - https://www.omahasystem.org/overview

Videos

Animated Minds (2009). This multi-award-winning collection of eight 3- to 6-minute micro-documentaries attempts to communicate the subjective experience of abnormal psychological states by blending edgy animation with narration by people who live each day with debilitating mental conditions. Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Agoraphobia, OCD, Eating Disorders, Autism, and Self Harm. (Can be purchased or accessed through “Films on Demand”).
When the Devil Knocks (2010) – Dissociative Identity Disorder (Films on Demand)
Introduction to 12 Step Groups (2006) (Films on Demand)
Bipolar Disorder: Shifting Mood Swings (2002)

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Nursing Care Plans [see appendix 1]
Concept Mapping

Case Studies

Unfolding case study: The Neighborhood © (2011) Pearson Education (significant cost)
Case Study: Psychiatric Medication: Noncompliance
- https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/medical/medication-noncompliance.html
Schizophrenia Case Study Narrative: Adrift In An Anchorless Reality.
- Narrative first-person account of living with schizophrenia. The narrator describes symptoms that she experienced during acute phases of her illness.
- Case study assignments may include (1) complete a mental status exam (using form) based upon symptoms listed in the narrative (2) complete a reflective assignment describing the impact of symptoms on this individual or the student’s response to imagining experiencing these symptoms
  - Resource: https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article/21/3/501/1943981Schizophrenia Bulletin, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 501–503, https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/21.3.501
Schizophrenia Interactive Case Study: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/career-clusters/health-science/nur3704/care-of-the-client-with-schizophrenia
Generalized anxiety disorder: animated case study
- (242) Piglet – A Case Study in Generalized Anxiety Disorder – YouTube or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eKVCqZsehk

Assessment Tools

List of screening tools for many mental illnesses. They indicate which parts of which tools are copyrighted. Some are free to use. https://psychology-tools.com/
Mental Status Assessment
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
  - https://www.mocatest.org/pdf_files/test/MoCA-Test-English_7_1.pdf
  - YouTube videos explaining MSE
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NsfZ6EEuE
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K94_xuqw9GE

Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS)
- Form: https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/pdfs/slums_form.pdf
- Other information including SLUMS in different languages: https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/pdfs/slums_form.pdf
Suicide Assessment
- Various tools available at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  - https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/suicide-prevention
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Suicide Competencies (2015)
  - http://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=5684
- Suicide Risk Assessment Guide (PDF) from Ontario Hospital Association:
  - https://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/en/toolsResources/SuicideRisk/Documents/Suicide%20Risk%20Assessment%20Guide.pdf
- C-SSRS with SAFE-T under Suicide Assessment Zero Suicide uses the C-SSRS https://cssrs.columbia.edu/documents/safe-t-c-ssrs/.
- Ask Suicide Questions (ASQ) T under Suicide Assessment. Applicable to adolescents as well as adults: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-conducted-at-nimh/asq-toolkit-materials/
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) – used to assess the presence and severity of psychiatric symptoms
- https://www.physio-pedia.com/images/5/5d/Brief-Psychiatric-Rating-Scale_BPRS.pdf
CAGE Questionnaire- Alcohol Use screening tool
- https://www.healthline.com/health/cage-questionnaire
The Brøset Violence Checklist © (BVC) is a short-term evidence-based violence prediction instrument
- https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8.036-Minimizing-Violence-in-Forensic-Evaluation-Service-Attachment-1.pdf
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment for people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.
- https://www.samhsa.gov/sbirt

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Simulation

Patient Simulation: Assessment Interview & Medication Administration for a Client with Clinical Depression & Alcohol Abuse. Gambel, S. (2013).
- https://www.apna.org/files/public/AC2013/1024-Lintner-Handout1.pdf
Alcohol Withdrawal – (use of ) Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA)
- Alcohol Withdrawal Simulation Case | MedEdPORTAL or https://www.mededportal.org/doi/full/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.8221
- Interactive case study: Alcohol Withdrawal
  - PPT – Caring for the patient in Alcohol Withdrawal PowerPoint Presentation – ID:369757 (slideserve.com) or https://www.slideserve.com/bayle/caring-for-the-patient-in-alcohol-withdrawal
- Additional Reference: Elliott, Dolores Y. MSN, RN, APRN/PMH, PMHCNS-BC Caring for hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Nursing Critical Care: September 2019 – Volume 14 – Issue 5 – p 18-30 doi: 10.1097/01.CCN.0000578828.37034.c2
Opiate withdrawal
- Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS): Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, (asam.org) or https://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/education-docs/cows_induction_flow_sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=b577fc2_2
Reference
Mulvaney-Day, N., Marshall, T., Downey Piscopo, K., Korsen, N., Lynch, S., Karnell, L. H., Moran, G. E., Daniels, A. S., & Ghose, S. S. (2018). Screening for Behavioral Health Conditions in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of General Internal Medicine : JGIM, 33(3), 335–346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4181-0

Clinical Skills Checklist

Collects health data using appropriate assessment tools (Standard 1. Assessment)
Uses evidence-based assessment tools to determine nursing diagnosis (Standard 2. Diagnosis)
Identifies expected outcomes (Standard 3. Outcomes Identification)
Works with client to develop a plan to attain expected outcomes (Standard 4. Planning)

6. Patient Care Roles

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate ability to effectively teach patients experiencing psychiatric disorders and their families.
Plan and evaluate for a continuum of care that provides safety, structure, and support for patients with psychiatric disorders.
Evaluate the continuum of care for a patient experiencing a psychiatric disorder.
Refer patients and families to advocacy organizations.
Assist patients to access self-help groups.
Discuss significance of role-modeling and identify consequences of healthy nurse self-care vs. avoidance of nurse self-care.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Review H. Peplau (1952) Six sub-roles of the psychiatric nurse which can be assumed at various times during a therapeutic relationship. These are: Nurse teacher, Mother surrogate, Technical nurse, Nurse manager, Socializing agent, Counselor/therapist
Principles of case management.
Principles of teaching and learning as applied to client education.
Devising and using a teaching plan.
Assessing the educational needs of clients.
The use of role play, simulation.
Use a Spiritual Assessment Model to complete a personal spiritual assessment in 3-5 pages
a. SAS – Spiritual Assessment Scale (O’Brea), 2014
b. HOPE – Spiritual Assessment Tool – www.aafp.org
c. FICA – https://smhs.gwu.edu/gwish/clinical/fica/spiritual-history-tool
After completing assessment, use the Betty Neuman Systems Model to identify strengths, stressors and nursing diagnoses.
Reflection Paper Assignment – Topic: Compassion Fatiuge; Supporting Myself Spiritually
-Write a personal reflection about Compassion Fatigue. Include 1 scholarly article for support.
Students define Environmental Intelligence and describe how it applies to the nurse-client relationships.
Teach mindfulness techniques to help students “pause” and be present in situations.
See Beauvais, N., O’Shea, E. and Griffin, M (2011) Emotional Intelligence and nursing performance among nursing students. Nursing Education Today, 31, 396-401.
Heart Math®:
- Heart Math® is a program designed to build resilience and enhance coping skills in response to stress, challenges, and adversity through self-regulation and the use of biofeedback technology (Institute of Heart Math®, 2014).
- Resilience is defined as the capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, challenge and adversity(Heart Math®, 2014).
- Domains of resilience include: emotional, physical ,spiritual, and mental (Heart Math®,2014).
- Heart Math ® (2014) techniques include: depleting and renewing emotions, worksheet completion, biofeedback, focused breathing and emotional shifting.
Journal articles to supplement text:
- Koivunen, M., Huhtasalo, J., Makkonen, P., Valimaki, M., Hatonen, H. (2012). Nurses’ roles in systematic patient education sessions in psychiatric nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 19 (6), 546–554.
- Herrick, C. A. & Bartlett, R. (2004). Psychiatric nursing case management: past, present, and future. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 25(6), 589-602.

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Discuss the use of patient advocacy groups with clients
Devise teaching plans for teaching two clients about their medications
Identify local resources for supporting clients with PMH problems
Discussion with clinical case managers
Shadow a Case Manager or Intensive Case Manager
Develop self-care plan to promote area of self-care/self-improvement. (i.e. set goal to increase nutrition, improve sleep, enhance spirituality, increase exercise, etc.)
Assign journaling as method to increase emotional intelligence. Build self-awareness and reflective practice skills.
Students to explore concepts such as Time management, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Conflict resolution, Stress reduction, Cognitive reframing, mindfulness, Physical health, to overall Health and Well-being.
See: Hensel, D and Laux (2014). Longitudinal study of stress, self-care and professional identity among nursing students. Nurse Educator, 39, 227-231.
Regehr, C., Gloney, D. and Pitts, A. (2013). Interventions to reduce stress in university students: A review of meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 148 (1), 1-11.

Case Studies

Write report focusing on client issues that are continually raised at treatment team meetings, such as patient requests that their medication be discontinued.

Simulation Exercises

Role play or Standardized Patient exercise examining issues related to patient advocacy situations
Plan workload for nurse with a defined case load.

Assessment Strategies

Assignments with Rubrics

Devise teaching plan about medications for two clients
Report on issues raised by clients during treatment team meetings

Clinical Skills Checklist

Workload planning for case load management (Standard 4. Planning)
Develop and deliver teaching plan for client (Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion)

7. Health Care Settings

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Describe available treatment options and community based resources.
Plan and implement care in diverse settings including acute inpatient and community based settings of care.
Analyze adequacy of care settings related to patient acuity and needs.
Describe continuum of care and list at least 7 care settings within the continuum.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Review of history of care of the mentally ill.
National and state issues in providing care.
Challenges in providing care in the community and in rural areas.
Issues and challenges in providing in-patient care.
Mental health care examined in relation to access, cost and quality of care issues

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Organization and delivery of care within the clinical location.
Examination of the prognosis for client, plan for discharge, and issues in their future care in a community setting.
Have students develop pt discharge plan to include information about resources including location, cost, services, access/public transportation, waiting list, requirements, languages, etc.
Have student complete the online module Preventing Suicide ED Patients. It is free of charge and takes about 2 hours:
https://zerosuicidetraining.edc.org/enrol/index.php?id=30
Have students complete the simulation game based on a nurse home visit where intimate partner violence is suspected. It is free and takes about 1 hour to complete: https://games.de.torontomu.ca/mental-health/

Curricular Resources

The Willard Suitcase Exhibit: This site offers a historical perspective on a state mental institution, with firsthand accounts provided by people who lived and worked there in the early 1900’s. Many photographs are used with description of some people who were committed to the Willard Asylum in 1869 – Willard Psychiatric Center in 1995, New York State. https://www.willardsuitcases.com/
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.(2015a). The mental health parity and addiction
equity act. Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Other-Insurance-Protections/MHPAEA
Corbiere, M., Samson, E., Vilotti, P., & Pellitier,J.F. (2012). Strategies to fight stigma toward people with mental health disorders: Perspectives from different stakeholders. The Scientific World Journal 2012(3), 1-10. doi:10.1100/2012/516358 https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/516358
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2016). Psychosocial treatments: Assertive community treatment. Retrieved from https://nami.org/Learn-More/Treatment/Psychosocial-Treatments
Ng, P., Chun, W.K., & Tsun, A (2012). Recovering from hallucinations: A qualitative study of coping with voices hearing of people in Hong Kong. The Scientific World Journal 2012(5), 1-8. doi:10.1100/2012/232619 https://doi:10.1100/2012/232619]https://doi:10.1100/2012/232619

Case Studies

Developed during clinical practice to examine why client is in care, what the treatment plan is and what is their prognosis is.
Linked to issues related to accessing care for the duration of their problem.

Simulation Exercises

Role play or Standardized Patient examining issues related to moving patient with chronic mental health problems into a community care facility.

Assessment Strategies

Clinical Skills Checklist for this Concept

Care planning for client discharge into the community. (Standard 4. Planning)
Ability to assess correct placement of client in appropriate care facility. (Standard 5. Implementation)

8. Cultural, Ethnic, & Spiritual Concepts

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate competent generalist cultural and spiritual assessment
Expresses sensitivity and acceptance of others beliefs, attitudes and cultural needs
Demonstrate ability to create a culturally sensitive care plan.
Provide culturally and spiritually competent care within the scope of nursing that meets the needs of patients from diverse cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Strategies

Lecture with focus on cultural issues and their effects on health and illness
Journal articles to supplement text:
- Luhrmann, T.M., Padmavati, R., Tharoor, H., Osei, A. (2015). Differences in voice-hearing experiences of people with psychosis in the U.S.A., India and Ghana: interview based study. British Journal of Psychiatry 206(1), 41-44.
- Adebimpe, V. (1981). Overview: White norms and psychiatric diagnosis of black patients. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 138(3), 279-285.
- Cochran, et al. (2007). Mental health and substance use disorders among Latino and Asian American lesbian, gay and bisexual adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(5), 785-794.
- Elliott, R. (2011). Spirituality, mental health nursing and assessment. Journal of Community Nursing, 25(3), 4-10.
- MacNeela, P., et al. (2012). A risk to himself: attitudes toward psychiatric patients and choice of psychosocial strategies among nurses in medical-surgical units. Research in Nursing and Health, 35, 200-213.
- Neighbors, H., et al. (2008). Mental health service use among older African Americans: The national survey of American life. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(12), 948-956.
- Rowland, M., et al. (2015). Cultural competency in the trenches. Journal of the Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 24, 6-10.
- Sethabouppha, H., Kane, C. (2005). Caring for the seriously mentally ill in Thailand: Buddhist family caregiving.Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 1(2), 44-57.

Curricular Resources

The Genderbread person: Available graphic for use describing sexual identity terms
- www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/edugraphics-printables
Bralock, AR. & Padgham, C.S. (2017). Jewish Americans. In J.N. Giger (Ed. ), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention (7^th ed, , pp 511-533). St Louis, MO: Mosby.
Chang, K. (2017). Chinese Americans. In J.N Giger (Ed.), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and intervention (7th ed., pp 388-407). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Countries and Their Cultures forum (2017). United States of America Retrieved from https://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/United-States-of-America.html
Hanley, C.E. (2017). Navajos. ln Giger (ed.), Transcultural nursing: Assessment and intervention(7^th ed. pp 242-261) St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Purnell, L.D. (2014). Guide to culturally competent health care (3rd ed.) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.
Zimmerman, K.A. (2015). American culture: Traditions and customs of the United States. Live Science. Retrieved from www.livescience.com/28945-americanculture.html.
SAMHSA Culutral Competence training. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: (US). Improving Cultural Competence. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 2014. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 59.) Available from https://ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/books/NBK248428/
National Alliance on Mental Illness for a range of resources https://www.nami.org/Home

Clinical Strategies

Have students complete a spiritual assessment.
Reflective journaling that addresses cultural differences [See appendix 2]

Case Studies

Focus on cultural influences on care and attitudes, i.e. stigma

Assessment Strategies

Spiritual Assessment – FICA, Retrieved from https://smhs.gwu.edu/gwish/clinical/fica/spiritual-history-tool

F- Faith and Belief
“Do you consider yourself spiritual or religious?” or “Do you have spiritual beliefs that help you cope with stress?” If the patient responds “NO” the healthcare provider might ask “What gives your life meaning?”
I – Importance
“What importance does your faith or belief have in your life?” “Have your beliefs influenced how you take care of yourself in this illness?” “What role do your beliefs play regarding your health?”
C – Community
“Are you part of a spiritual or religious community? Is this of support to you and how? Is there a group of people you really love or who are important to you?”
A – Address in Care
“How would you like me, your healthcare provider, to address these issues in your healthcare?”

HOPE Approach to Spiritual Assessment, Anadarajah, G., & Hight, E. (2000). Spirituality and medical practice: Using the HOPE questions as a practical tool for spiritual assessment. Retrieved from www.aafp.org/.

H – What are your sources of hope or Spiritual Resources comfort? What helps you during difficult times?
O – Are you a member of an Organized Religion? What religious practices are important to you?
P – Do you have personal spiritual beliefs that are separate from organized religion? What spiritual practices are most helpful to you?
E – Effects on Care:Is there any conflict between your beliefs and the care you will be receiving? Do you hold beliefs or follow practices that you believe may affect your care? Do you wish to consult with a religious or spiritual leader when you are ill or making decisions about your healthcare?

Case Assignment with Student Questions

How would the RN discuss the need for hospitalization with this client?
Are there alternatives to a hospitalization in this case?
How would the RN begin to forge an alliance with the family in order to help this client?
What are the most pressing clinical issues that the RN needs to address?

Clinical Skills Checklist

Student completes a spiritual assessment of their own belief system. (Standard 1. Assessment)

9. Health Promotion & Illness Prevention

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Identify individuals, groups, and populations at risk for mental health problems.
Display competent mental health assessment skills using evidence-based strategies and tools (mental status exam, use of psychometric rating scales such as PHQ-9, GAD-7, etc.).
Demonstrate effective health promotion skills using teaching and counseling abilities grounded in supporting motivation and self-efficacy for seeking healthy behaviors.
Show ability to plan, implement, and evaluate preventive care on primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Display best practices for patients at risk for, or experiencing psychiatric disorders.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Lecture with focus on health promotion concepts and health teaching
Present and demonstrate theoretical principles associated with cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing for psychiatric nurses assuming the counseling and teaching roles (re: standards of practice)
Journal articles to supplement text:
- Rubak, S., Sandbæk, A., Lauritzen, T., & Christensen, B. (2005). Motivational interviewing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Practice, 55(513), 305-312.
- Velligan, D. I., Weiden, P. J., Sajatovic, M., Scott, J., Carpenter, D., Ross, R., & Docherty, J. P. (2010). Strategies for addressing adherence problems in patients with serious and persistent mental illness: recommendations from the expert consensus guidelines. Journal of Psychiatric Practice®, 16(5), 306-324.
- Turkington, D., Kingdon, D., Rathod, S., Hammond, K., Pelton, J., & Mehta, R. (2006). Outcomes of an effectiveness trial of cognitive-behavioral intervention by mental health nurses in schizophrenia. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 189(1), 36-40.
- Davidson, K., Norrie, J., Tyrer, P., Gumley, A., Tata, P., Murray, H., & Palmer, S. (2006). The effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder: results from the borderline personality disorder study of cognitive therapy (BOSCOT) trial. Journal of personality disorders, 20(5), 450.
- Brown, S., & Chan, K. (2006). A randomized controlled trial of a brief health promotion intervention in a population with serious mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 15(5), 543-549.
- Fetter, M. (2009). Promoting health literacy with vulnerable behavioral health clients. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 30(12), 798-802. doi:10.3109/01612840902887725
Demonstrate range and use of psychometric assessment tools
Documentary “Out of the Shadow” (2004).
- Depicts resilience with an individual working ultimately to adopt a healthier lifestyle and maintain recovery. Per the author, “helps dispel the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding” schizophrenia. Available at http://outoftheshadow.com

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Students focus on stress management, healthy diet, exercise, tobacco cessation, and treatment/medication adherence using best practices.
Focus on behavior change and resource supports, incorporating beginning motivational interviewing skills along with therapeutic communication and relationship building skills

Simulation

Scenarios characterizing individual and group mental health disparities influenced by primary and secondary prevention strategies
Example Simulation using Standardized Patient: Assessment Interview & Medication Administration for a Client with Clinical Depression & Alcohol Abuse
- This simulation is appropriate for undergraduate psychiatric mental health students. It should be placed after students have had theoretical introduction to clinical depression, Suicidal Ideation assessment, and treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal using substitution therapy.

Case Assignment with Student Questions

Where would she seek accurate epidemiological and evidence-based information?
What are critical stressors in the family, peer group, and community which influence adolescent suicide?
How does the nurse provide primary prevention relative to suicide?

Clinical Skills Checklist

Exhibit effective administration of screening tools for identifying patterns of psychiatric symptoms in mental health clients (Standard 1. Assessment)
Demonstrate ability to teach clients with mental illness strategies to manage acute symptom exacerbations in support of sustaining recovery and preventing relapse (Standard 5B. Health Teaching)
Identify and establish a plan of care for clients with mental illness supporting education in self-care themes such as attention to diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene (Standard 5B. Health Teaching, Standard 8. Education)
Display skill in counseling clients regarding ways to modify behavioral patterns to those embracing health promotion. Relevant behavior modification should include teaching and motivating clients in use of relaxation skills and mindfulness meditation to maintain a grounded posture. (Standard 5B. Health Teaching)
Effectively educate client on implementing treatment adherence plans including medication compliance and ongoing talk or group therapies in addition to wellness program participation for health maintenance (Standard 5B. Health Teaching, Standard 8. Education)

10. Concepts of Chronic Illness

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Establish & maintain therapeutic relationships with individuals who have a severe persistent psychiatric disorder.
Assess common mechanisms of adaptation & coping used by clients experiencing a severe a persistent psychiatric disorder.
Plan, implement, & evaluate a relapse prevention plan for clients experiencing a severe persistent psychiatric disorder.
Prioritize care strategies for clients experiencing co- morbid health states.
Identify core components of the Recovery Model of Mental health care.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Partner with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) & Clubhouse Programs– Invite members or peer specialist to speak to the class [see appendix 9]
In Our Own Voices (presentation offered by NAMI)

Present Recovery models & practices
- Tidal Model
- Psychological Recovery Model (Andresen)
- Trauma Informed Care – invite consumer as guest speaker
- Motivational interviewing – use in class role play
- Self-directed written recovery plans

Discuss symptoms & symptom management for serious persistent psychiatric disorders
Use of Evolving Case Studies
Use of Movies as illustrative case studies:
- Home (2013). The story of a man who has schizophrenia, moves out of a group home. This film portrays stigma of mental illness.
- The Soloist (2009). Drama tells the story of a reporter who tries to help a homeless, mentally ill street musician.
- Canvas (2006). Story of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia. This film deals with diagnosis and family dynamics.

Discussion board on mental illness in the media [See appendix 10]
Have each student discuss a key factor from www.mentalhealth.gov/gasics
TED Talks is an excellent resource for mini lectures/talks about mental illness, stigma and recovery that can be used in the classroom.
- Elyn Saks, a professor of law, psychology and psychiatry at USC, shares her experience of living with schizophrenia in a 15 min video.“Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness– from the inside” Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_seeing_mental_illness
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. Further information available at https://contextualscience.org/act

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Attend support groups such as DBSA (depression bipolar support alliance), NAMI, Double Trouble (support groups for co-occurring disorders)
Attend Clubhouse Programs
Attend 12 step program support group meeting, have students use buddy system for this. Consider AA, OA, NA, AL-ANON, Celebrate Recovery, See https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resources/peer-based-recovery-support/
Attend Psychosocial Rehabilitation programs
Attend a Clozaril Clinic (can search online for local availability)
Visit mental health centers to explore treatment options and philosophical approach to treatment
Review client records to find evidence of recovery principles in practice
Concepts: serious persistent mental illness, co-occurring disorders & co-morbidity
Student debate on Psychosocial Rehabilitation vs Recovery Models
Assertive Community Treatment & Case Management – invite service providers to speak to class

Reflective Journaling

Describe an interaction between nursing staff and a patient that demonstrated empathy, advocacy, or a therapeutic alliance. How does this compare with principles of the Recovery Model?
Supplemental Reflection Prompts [see appendix 11]

Resources

American Psychiatric Nurses Association Recovery to Practice Program
- Modules 1 and 2 contain poignant description of consumer experiences and recovery principles.

Simulation

Auditory Hallucinations Simulation Exercise [see appendix 12]
Interviewing standardized patients (SP) using motivational interviewing
Facilitate psychoeducation group (PEG) using psychosocial rehabilitation & recovery principles

Assignments

Have students work in pairs to complete an Action Plan for Prevention and Recovery.
Attend Mental Health support group and write a paper describing their experience [see appendix 13]

Assessment Strategies

Case Assignment with Student Questions

Case Study Example

What is your assessment of the situation?
Discuss at least 4 strategies to intervene using the principles of recovery.
Identify at least 2 community and 2 internet resources available for Jane.
How will you evaluate the outcome?
What are at least 3 Recovery-based principles you can communicate to Jane?

Clinical Skills Checklist

Demonstrate ability to partner with clients using recovery model principles & therapeutic communication (Standard 5G. Therapeutic Relationship)
Establish a plan of care for clients with serious mental illness (Standard 1. Assessment)
Educate client on recovery, relapse, and relapse prevention (Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion)
Develop a recovery based action plan (Standard 5. Implementation)

11. Ethical & Legal Principles

Learning Outcomes

Clarify personal values concerning working with patients experiencing psychiatric disorders.
Demonstrate ethical professional boundaries.
Apply ethical principles to treatment dilemmas.
Advocate for patients and families with legal and ethical concerns.
Develop plan of care to address ethical and/or legal concerns that promote individual integrity.
Define and apply types of voluntary and involuntary admissions and discharges from psychiatric treatment.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Review concepts of ethical principles. (Autonomy, Justice, Non-Maleficence, etc.) See: http://samples.ibpub.com/9781449665357/Chaper2.pdf
Discuss patient rights specific to psychiatric patients.
Discuss laws related to involuntary holds/commitment.
Review Psychiatric Advanced Directives available at http://www.nrc-pad.org/
Debate- Two teams discuss resolution of ethical dilemma applying different theories.
Have students debate pro and then con of same issue using discussion board postings.
Discuss the laws governing voluntary and involuntary hospital admissions based on the state of the nursing program. Activity: Compare and contrast the process and legal ramifications of voluntary and involuntary admissions.
- This link provides a document and embedded links that explain and discuss Voluntary and Involuntary admissions. It covers: How to get an evaluation for admission. The psychiatric evaluation, voluntary psychiatric admissions, involuntary psychiatric admissions, mental health courts, and additional information.
- https://namimainlinepa.org/voluntary-and-involuntary-commitment-to-inpatient-hospitalization/
Understanding Informed Consent, Nursing Ethical Principles.
- This video is from “Level Up RN”. It explains and discusses what is required when providing informed consent and the application of ethical principles (8 minutes 43 seconds). Also includes 3 quiz questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2H3qV67wUc
- Explain and give example of each of the ethical principles outlined in the video as it applies to psych mental health care.

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Post-conference discussion of how patient rights are being upheld (or not).
Attend court hearing for Temporary Detention Order or Involuntary Commitment.
- Discuss client perception of this event.

Role Play

“How would you respond if a patient said (or did)…….?” Maintaining professional boundaries.
Role-play various scenarios in response to uncivil actions as demonstrated in Griffin’s Cognitive Rehearsal responses:

Griffin, M. (2004). Teaching cognitive rehearsal as a shield for lateral violence: An intervention for newly licensed nurses. J. Continuing Education in Nursing, 35(6), 257-263.

Simulation

A patient appears sleeping and the charge nurse tells the student nurse in front of the patient that the patient is a “drunk and drug seeker so I will find you a different patient to assess”. When the charge nurse leaves the room, the patient opens her eyes and looks at the student. How does the student respond knowing the patient heard the statement by the charge nurse?
Debriefing encourages discussions about how to be a patient advocate and how to respond to other nurses who are doing uncivil behaviors. (T. Sims, 2020)
ED psychotic patient. Process of obtaining involuntary admission.
Consider state laws.

Assessment Strategies

Assignment

Assign pairs of students to make a short video portraying how a nurse responds to a patient (played by a student) to protect the patient’s rights and to violate a patient’s rights. Show all videos to the class and discuss.

Nurses’ Guide to Professional Boundaries:

https://www.ncsbn.org/nursing-regulation/practice/professional-boundaries.page
This link connects to the NCSBN website. There is a link to a video explaining and giving examples of Professional Boundaries in Nursing and for Social Media Guidelines for Nurses. This page also includes access to various brochures on Sexual Misconduct, Boundaries, Social media and Nursing Regulations
10 Ways to Build and Preserve Better Boundaries https://psychcentral.com/lib/10-way-to-build-and-preserve-better-boundaries/
In post-conference, ask students to voluntarily discuss how each principle was addressed during the clinical day.
Assign students to explain and give example of patient’s rights.
See http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/mental-health-rights

Nurses’ Guide to Addressing Incivility

PACERS Civility Tool-kit www.stopbullyingtoolkit.org
Also found on QSEN www.qsen.org
TRAIN Toolkit of Resources to Address Incivility in Nursing https://sites.google.com/site/traindnpproject/
APNA Position Paper https://www.apna.org
ANA Violence, Incivility & Bullying

https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/violence-incivility-bullying/

• Team STEPPS https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/pocketguide.pdf

Mutual Support Script
D – Describe the situation
E – Express concerns & feelings
S – Suggest alternative & seek agreement
C – Consequences & Consensus

Clinical Skills Checklist

Maintains professional boundaries with patients and staff. (Standard 7. Ethics, Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation)
Able to identify components of ethical dilemma and possible resolutions. (Standard 7: Ethics & Standard 2: Diagnosis)
Identifies type of admission of each primary patient and correct implications for nursing actions. (Standard 7: Ethics & Standard 10: Quality of Practice)
Clarify personal values concerning working with patients experiencing psychiatric disorders. (Standard 7: Ethics & Standard 14: Professional Practice Evaluation)
Correctly define and give example of Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, Duty to Report. (Standard 7: Ethics)

12. Vulnerable Populations

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Define vulnerable populations by identifying the variables that put groups of patients at risk of being marginalized in psychiatric mental health treatment.
Recognize the multiple and complex care needs of the vulnerable populations.
Plan, implement, and evaluate care strategies that protect the rights and dignity of vulnerable populations.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Group exercise to define vulnerable populations: critical thinking about the term
Discuss article examining the relationship of homelessness to health.
- Bedmar MA, Bennasar-Veny M, Artigas-Lelong B, Salvà-Mut F, Pou J, Capitán-Moyano L, García-Toro M, Yáñez AM. Health and access to healthcare in homeless people: Protocol for a mixed-methods study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Feb 18;101(7):e28816. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028816. PMID: 35363172; PMCID: PMC9282039.
- Examine the variables related to high risk for unmet mental health needs and health care utilization among vulnerable population
Discussion of the relationship between stigma and access to mental health
- Video – (2005). Shadow voices: Finding hope in mental illness [Documentary]. United States: Mennonite Media.
- Open Access Nursing Text Chapter on Vulnerable Populations.
  - Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN); Ernstmeyer K, Christman E, editors. Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts [Internet]. Eau Claire (WI): Chippewa Valley Technical College; 2022. Chapter 17 Vulnerable Populations. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK590046/
  - Vulnerability secondary to victimization
Discuss nursing advocacy for LGBTQ+ population
- ANA position statement: Nursing advocacy for LGBTQ+ populations. (2018). OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.3912/ojin.vol24no01poscol02
- Morris, M., Cooper, R. L., Ramesh, A., Tabatabai, M., Arcury, T. A., Shinn, M., Im, W., Juarez, P., & Matthews-Juarez, P. (2019). Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers: A systematic review. BMC Medical Education, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1727-3
- Yu, H., Bauermeister, J. A., & Flores, D. D. (2023). LGBTQ+ health education interventions for nursing students: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 121, 105661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105661
Discuss the nursing role, community resources, and treatment modalities and approaches involved when caring for individuals with schizophrenia. Assign video “Living with Schizophrenia” (2013) by The LEAP Institute. See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48YJMOcykvc is 25 minutes long
“Schizophrenia, part 1” is an older video, 2010, but very relevant for vulnerable populations. It is a 60 Minutes documentary on YouTube; only 10 minutes long, so feasible to show in class and discuss. https://youtu.be/rCbf-pKtkhU?si=CSQgzeOv91XUgrMa
Other resources for addressing needs of vulnerable populations:
- Healthy People 2030 resources:
  https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/mental-health-and-mental-disorders/evidence-based-resources
- AACN Social Determinants of Health Tool Kit
  https://www.aacnnursing.org/essentials/database/kit/i/c_social_det
- Virtual Reality Simulation addressing social determinants of health.
  https://nursing.uc.edu/mespsdoh.html
- QSEN resources relative to mental health –
  https://www.qsen.org/strategies-submission/a-virtual-encounter-with-mental-illness Virtual Encounter with Mental Illness: Includes link to TedTalk and Reflective Assignment to be completed by students. Provides teaching plan Activity directions to explore attitudes and increase empathy.

Simulation ideas: Many mental health simulations available with commercial educational products

Patient with schizophrenia.
Standardized patient is used, scripted case scenarios.
Students are responsible for pre-simulation work with an interdisciplinary focus for the patient who is in the ED, is acutely psychotic, and is homeless.
Simulation exercise day – student is responsible for assessment of the patient, including resources available for discharge planning. The faculty emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the simulation.

Clinical Teaching Strategies Incorporating Standards of Performance for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing https://www.apna.org/news/scope-standards-of-psychiatric-mental-health-nursing/

Conduct a mental health assessment of older adult clients (Standard 1. Assessment) Students will present cases from their clinical day re: focus on unmet mental health needs of vulnerable populations i.e. children with history of trauma, homeless with major mental illness, older adults. Help the student identify risk factors, enabling factors that contribute to homelessness and underutilization of mental health system.
Identify factors that increase vulnerability of those with Serious Mental Illness and aspect to making help more available and effective based on: SMI Advisor: A Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness. https://smiadviser.org/about
Outline diagnostic criteria for specific mental health problems encountered in childhood. (Standard 2. Diagnosis)
Compile a list of local resources for homeless individuals or low socio-economic families and mental health services available to them. (Standard 4. Planning)
Discuss suicide prevention approaches for older adults in senior living communities. (Standard 5, Implementation) See toolkits: https://www.samhsa.gov/resources-serving-older-adults
Devise a plan to help maintain mental health for a homeless person (Standard 5A. Coordination of care) Interdisciplinary experience in the community (community health van or other experiences offered by community/public health faculty) that can focus on holistic nursing e.g. homeless, prison population. Conduct a brief interview with a member of another discipline (MSW, OTR/L, spiritual care, MD, or member of police department in the community). Submit as a written assignment. Strategies other disciplines use to engage with vulnerable populations. Post-conference discussion re: the unique challenges of caring and finding appropriate services for this population i.e. homeless clients can get meds and have them filled.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care delivery for specific vulnerable clients encountered in clinical practice. (Standard 6. Evaluation)
Discuss the challenges in promoting mental health in incarcerated populations (Standard 7. Ethics) When reviewing the history of mental health care, review the history and current practice of incarcerating those with mental illnesses. Discuss treatment for the inmate population.

13. Nursing Research

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Critically appraise research studies.
Utilize research findings in planning and evaluating nursing care.
Disseminate research findings to colleagues, patients and families.
Utilize research findings to evaluate clinical policies and procedures.

Teaching Strategies

Classroom Teaching Strategies

Relate the ANA (2015) Code of Ethics to research with vulnerable populations.
Discuss research procedure in relation to psychiatric-mental health nursing.
- Qualitative vs Quantitative
- Institutional Review Board
- Informed Consent
Discuss evidence-based practice in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Value the mental health organizations supporting nursing research.
Research Study Critique
Literature Review of a Mental Health Topic (peer reviewed journals)
Review of Measurement Tools
Concept Mapping of a Research Article
Group Activity: Develop Mini Research Proposal
Meet a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Scientist (virtual)
Identify mental health data bases for literature search

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Grand Rounds: Pose a research question in relation to a clinical situation
Pre/Post PMH Conference Topics : Informed Consents, Involuntary commitments, Mental health parity

Journal Club

Ted Talks club
Research article review – Students can choose from listed PMH journals

Assessment Strategies

Classroom Strategies

ATI & HESI Assessment
Research Presentation
Poster Presentation of Research Findings- Assignment with rubric [see appendix 14]

Reflective Journal Prompts – Can also be used for online discussion board

Pose a research question related to ethical dilemmas, evidence based best practice
How did a research article help me choose an evidence based intervention?
Reflect on the assigned research article and how the study results will impact the practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Discuss the ethical principles applicable to the assigned research study and how the human rights of the study participants were protected.

Clinical Skills Checklist

Knowledge of evidence supporting clinical skill (Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice)

Organizations & Journals

Organizations and Website Resources

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov/

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
http://www.apa.org/

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
www.apna.org

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
http://crisisprevention.com/

Eastern Nurse Research Society (ENRS)
http://www.enrs-go.org/

International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)
http://www.traumapro.net/

International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)
http://www.ispn-psych.org

Mental Health America (MHA)
www.mhanational.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
https://www.nami.org/

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
http://www.nasmhpd.org/

National Center for PTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
http://www.nimhd.nih.gov/

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
http://www.nctsn.org/

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://drugabuse.gov/

National Institute of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov/

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
https://www.ninr.nih.gov/

Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)
http://www.snrs.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov/

United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Index

Journals of or relating to topics in PMH Nursing

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Applied Nursing Research

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

British Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Internet Interventions

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Journal of Nursing Ethics

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter

NAMI Advocate

Nursing Research

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Research in Nursing and Health

Substance Abuse

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Appendices

Appendix 1: PMH Nursing Care Plan

Appendix 2: Reflection and Journal Guidelines

Appendix 3: Tools for Transforming Language into Therapeutic Strength

Appendix 4: Listening Exercise

Appendix 5: Lifting the Barriers to Therapeutic Communication

Appendix 6: Process Recording & Analysis

Appendix 7: Movie Analysis Questions

Appendix 8: Case Study – My Name is Anne

Appendix 9: NAMI Lesson Plan

Appendix 10: Mental Illness in the Media

Appendix 11: Reflection Prompts

Appendix 12: Simulated Auditory Hallucinations

Appendix 13: Support Group Paper

Appendix 14: Research Poster Presentations

Appendix 15: Geriatric Depression Scale

Appendix 16: Can We Talk? Mental Health Lesson Plans (Canadian Mental Health Association)

Appendix 17: The Letter Project

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Essentials for Undergraduate Education in Psychiatric-Mental Health

1. Growth & Development

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

2. Neurological Basis of Psychiatric-Mental Health Practice

Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Clinical Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

3. Pharmacotherapeutics & Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Learning Outcomes

Classroom Teaching Strategies

4. Communication Theory & Interpersonal Skills

5. Clinical Decision Making

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

6. Patient Care Roles

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

7. Health Care Settings

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

8. Cultural, Ethnic, & Spiritual Concepts

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

9. Health Promotion & Illness Prevention

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

10. Concepts of Chronic Illness

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

11. Ethical & Legal Principles

Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

12. Vulnerable Populations

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

13. Nursing Research

Clinical Learning Outcomes

Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Organizations & Journals

Organizations and Website Resources

Journals of or relating to topics in PMH Nursing

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