Information Package / Course Catalogue
Clinical Practice in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing –i
Course Code: HRS502
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 6
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The student must be able to plan care and practise to clients with mental disorder using theorical information learned in mental health field and using skills related nursing.

Course Content

This course help students to gain the skills of interview, assessment, counseling and helping.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Fatma DEMİRKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to make interview with individual with mental disorder
2.To be able to observe individuals with mental problem
3.To make evaluation of individual with mental disorder
4.To be able to adapt theories learned in PSychiatry Nursing to nursing care plan
5.To use Counseling and Helping Skills
6.To use methods that prevent, improve and treat mental health to requiring individuals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Birckhead LM. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. JB. Lippincott Company, Pennsylvania, 1989.
2.Carson VB, Arnold EN. Mental Health Nursing. Saunders Company, London, 1996.
3.Cook JJ, Fontaine KL. Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. Addison-Wesley, California, 1991.
4.Fortinash KM, Holoday-Worret PA. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Mosby Company, Boston, 1996.
5.Janosik EH, Davies JL. Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Second Edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, United States of America, 1989.
6.Johnson BS. Adaptation and Growth Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Lippincott Company, Newyork, 1997.
7.McFarland GK, Thomas MD. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Lippincott Company, London, 1991.
8.Kaplan & Sadock. (2005) Klinik Psikiyatri, Çev: Aydın H, Bozkurt A. Güneş Kitabevi, İstanbul.
9.Kum N.(2000) Psikiyatri Hemşireliği El Kitabı Vehbi Koç Vakfı Yayınları, II.Baskı, İstanbul.
10.Barry PD. (2002). Mental Health and Mental İllness. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
11.Isaacs A. (2001) Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing. 3rd Ed. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
12.Stuart GW, Laraia MT. (1998) Principles Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. Mosby Company, London
13.Varcarolis EM (eds). (1998) Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 3rd Ed. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia.
14.Videbeck SL. (2004) Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 2nd Ed. Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, Philadelphia.
15.Schultz JM, Dark SL. Basic concepts. Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care, üçüncü baskı, Scott- Foresman, 1990, s.7-15.
16.Mcbride AB: "Psychiatric Nursing In The 1990", Arch Psyc Nurs 4(1):21-27, 1990.
17.Rawlins R, Williams S, Beck C: Mental Health Nursing, Third Edition, Mosby Yera Book, 1997.
18.Stuart GW, Suddeen SJ: Principles and Practice Psychiatric Nursing, Mosby Company, Toronto, 1987.
19.Fortinash KM, Holoday PA: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Mosby Company, Philadelphia, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 2 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 3 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 4 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 5 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 6 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 7 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 8 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.(Midterm)
Week 9 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 10 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 11 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 12 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 13 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Week 14 - Practice
Assessment of the patient's health status, detection of health problems, care planning, implementation and evaluation, creating therapeutic communication with patient.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice1%100
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination220448
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
OÇ-2
5
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
OÇ-3
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-6
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
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