Lecture: 2 hours/week
In this course, students may engage in the following learning activities: discussion, group work, problem-solving, peer review, role play/simulation, self-awareness activities, documentation practices, and teaching exercises.
- Phases of the nurse-client relationship
- Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework
- Mental health system
- Mental status exams, risk assessments, and holistic assessments
- Therapeutic Modalities such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and motivational interviewing
- Leadership, group process, conflict resolution, goal setting, mediation, negotiation, and evaluation
- Self-awareness, self-reflection, and constructive feedback
- Professional documentation and communication aligned with BCCNM ethics and practice standards
- Application of advanced communication skills when interviewing clients with mental health challenges or variances in wellness such as:
- Psychosis
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Crisis
- Suicidal ideation
- Psychiatric nursing roles and responsibilities in a health care team
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Apply advanced therapeutic communication skills and various therapeutic modalities;
- Use therapeutic communication effectively with clients as an individual, family, and group;
- Integrate leadership and interpersonal skills to enhance nurse-client interactions and collaboration with the health care team;
- Demonstrate self-reflection and self-awareness within the therapeutic relationship;
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Demonstrate the ability to exchange constructive feedback to support professional growth and therapeutic effectiveness;
- Demonstrate professional and accurate documentation aligned with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) ethics and practice standards;
- Apply BCCNM ethics and practice standards to therapeutic interactions; and
- Implement cultural humility and cultural safety practices in therapeutic communication with clients and their families.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be in accordance with the 51Ç鱨վ Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor’s Course Outline.
This is a letter-graded course.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
For students registered in the BSPN Degree program: PNUR 3401, PNUR 3403, PNUR 3421, PNUR 3430, PNUR 3441, and PNUR 3462
For students registered in the LPN Access to Psychiatric Nursing Degree program: PHIL 3125, PNUR 3321, PNUR 3421, and PNUR 4573
Students in the BSPN and LPN Access programs are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.
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