Information Package / Course Catalogue
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
Course Code: HTR505
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to help students to analyse information, conceptions and researchs that are in expert knowledge level; to determine internal and external factors affecting mental health of people in all development periods and to gain skills on mental health prevention and promotion, care in diseases and rehabilitation.

Course Content

This course focuses on examining ethiology and epidemiology of mental health problems, looking over theories and theorists in psychiatric nursing, protecting, promoting mental health, intervening emergent conditions and care concept.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to discuss History of Psychiatric Nursing
2.To be able to discuss theorists and theories in psychiatric nursing
3.To be able to discuss schools and flows in psychiatry
4.To be able to Express system theories, developmental theories, learning theories.
5.To be able to use consultancy and help skills
6.To be able to evaluate a person with mental problem
7.To be able to count diagnose and treatment methods used in psychiatry
8.To be able to secure concord of patient to diseases and rehabilitation.
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 - Theoretical
Historical Process of Psychiatric Nursing
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts in Psychiatric Nursing-Basic Theories and Psychiatric Nursing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ethical Problems in Mental Health Nursing-Diagnose Criterias in Mental Disorders and Nursing Process
Week 4 - Theoretical
Beginning to Mental Disorders Individuals with Affect Disorders and Nursing Approach Clients with Schizophrenia and Other Psycotic Disorders and Nursing Approach-Clients with Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders and Nursing Approach Psycosomathic Disorders and Nursing Approach
Week 5 - Theoretical
Clients with Personality Disorder and Nursing Approach Sexual Function Disorders and Nursing Approach-Substance Abuse Disorders and Nursing Approach Organic MEntal Disorders and Nursing Approach
Week 6 - Theoretical
Treatment methods used in Psychiatry and Mental Health and Responsibility of Nurses-Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Emergency Cases in Psychiatry and Emergency Psychiatric Nursing-Emergency Cases in Psychiatry and Emergency Psychiatric Nursing
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Nursing-Mental Disorders in General Medicine and Multidisciplinar Approach (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Care of individuals with diseases threating life-Medical Treatments in mental disorders and nursing approach
Week 10 - Theoretical
Prevention of Mental Disorders-Prevention Levels
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mental Disorders and Health Promotion-Mental Disorders in Children
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mental Health Problems in Adolescents-Senility and Mental Health
Week 13 - Theoretical
Addiction and nursing care, Homeless People with mental disorders, Street Urchins, Prisoners with Mental Disorders
Week 14 - Theoretical
Violence and Misuse in Public, Nursing Care
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Term Project28016
Reading26012
Individual Work26012
Midterm Examination212126
Final Examination212126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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