Practice: Episodic Health Challenges I

In this course, within the context of the Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing Department’s caring philosophy and conceptual framework, students will continue to focus on developing the psychiatric nursing role and promoting health in clients with episodic health challenges in a variety of medical/surgical and mental health care settings.  Students will have opportunities to apply knowledge of psychiatric nursing concepts and skills and to establish nurse-client relationships within caring environments.  Evidence based practice is integrated throughout five domains of practice. Specific domains of practice that will be addressed are:

                1.  Professional Domain

                2.  Health Domain

                3.  Therapeutic Relationships Domain

                4.  Clinical Judgment Domain

                5.  Collaborative Leadership