Catalog 2025-2026

NUR 410 Mental Health Nursing

In this course, nursing students examine the biopsychosocial approach to mental health and the effect of stressors on the development of mental illness and cognitive dysfunction across the lifespan. Additional topics will include: interprofessional evidence-based approaches to caring for patients with mental illness, mental health promotion and prevention, and navigating ethical and legal challenges inherent in the mental health care system.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

NUR 317, NUR 345

Corequisite

NUR 410L

Offered

fall and spring semesters.