UNIT PLANS

PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
2st year M.Sc. Nursing

Course title

: PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II

Unit title

:1.

Hours

:10 Hrs

General objective

Resource persons
Nursing faculty

CRISIS INTERVENTION

:On completion of the unit, students will be able to appreciate various

concepts related to crisis, crisis intervention, its phases and nurses
responsibilities while intervening in crisis

Specific objectives
1. Identify definition, types and phases of crisis.
2. Discuss Crisis Intervention strategies and prevention of crisis.
3. Discuss the role of nurse in Crisis Intervention.
4. Demonstrate skills in carrying out crisis intervention.
5. Discuss aboutPost traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)
UNIT TIME SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVES

CONTENT

Crisis: definition, types,

phases.

10
Hrs.

1. Demonstrate
advanced skills
and
competence in
nursing
management of
patients with
mental
disorders in
various
settings.
2. Identify and
manage
psychiatric
emergencies
6. Demonstrate
skills in
carrying out
crisis
intervention.

TEACHING EVALUATION
LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Seminar
Written

Crisis Intervention strategies

Assignments on

Prevention of crises.

Effects of

Role of crisis intervention

Discussion

violence,
terrorism,

Effects of disaster, war

violence, terrorism, trauma in
individuals and group.

trauma in
Seminar

Post traumatic stress

disorder(PTSD)

disaster, war

individuals and
group

References
1. Stuart W G and Laraia T M.(2001).Principles and Practice of Psychiatric nursing
(VII edition). Mosby publications.
2. Kaplan H.J & Sadock B .J .(2001). Comprehensive Textbook of psychiatry. Lippicott
William and Wilkins;Philadelphia
3. Townsend M .C.(2007).Psychiatric PSYCHIATRIC NURSING.(I edn) Jaypee
brothers; New Delhi.
4. Lalitha. K , Mental health and psychiatric nursing an Indian perspective; VMG book
house : Bangalore. 1st edition.

COURSE TITLE

Psychiatric Nursing II

Resource person
Psychiatrist,
Nursing faculty

UNIT TITLE

2 PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

Hours

15 Hrs

General objective

On completion of the unit, students will be able to identify the

common psychiatric emergencies and its management.

Specific objectives
1. Identify and manage psychiatric emergencies
2. Describe the common psychiatric emergencies and its management.
3. Describe the Epidemiological factors, Risk factors and predisposing factors of suicidal
client.
4. Explain the nursing management of different Psychiatric emergencies

UNIT TIME
2

2Hrs.

1hrs

2hrs

2hrs

3hrs

SPECIFIC
CONTENT
OBJECTIVES
Define
and
describe
psychiatric
PSYCHIATRIC
emergencies
EMERGENCIES
Common psychiatric
Explain
the emergencies and
common
management.
psychiatric
The Suicidal Client
emergencies
Epidemiological factors
and
Risk factors
management
Predisposing factors:
theories of suicide, biological,
Explain
psychological, sociological
Epidemiological
Nursing management
factors ,Risk
factors and
predisposing
factors of
suicidal client.
Describe the
theories of
suicide.
Explain
the

TEACHING
LEARNING
ACTIVITY

EVALUATION

Seminar
Written
Assignments on
different
Psychiatric
Emergencies.
Discussion

Seminar

Presentation on
theories of
suicide.

nursing
management of
different
Psychiatric
emergencies.

References
1. Kaplan H.J & Sadock B .J .(2001). Comprehensive Textbook of psychiatry. Lippicott
William and Wilkins;Philadelphia
2. Townsend M .C.(2007).Psychiatric PSYCHIATRIC NURSING.(I edn) Jaypee
brothers; New Delhi.
3. Micheal Gelder, Denis Gath, Richard Maijou (2006) oxford text book of psychiatry
3rd edition
4. Varcarolis E.M. (1994). Foundations of Psychiatric PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
.W.B. Saunders; Philadelphia. .

COURSE TITLE: Psychiatric Nursing II

Resource persons

Psychiatrist
UNIT TITLE : 3 MEDICAL CONDITIONS DUE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Hours

:5

General objective

:On completion of the unit, students will be able to identify the medical
conditions due to psychological factors, its treatment and nursing
management.

Specific objectives
1.

Demonstrate advanced skills and competence in nursing management

of patients with mental disorders in various settings.

2. Discuss the medical conditions due to psychological factors.

3. Explain the treatment and nursing management of medical conditions
due to psychological factors.
UNIT TIME SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVES
I

3Hrs.

Explain the
medical
conditions due
to
psychological
factors.

CONTENT

TEACHING EVALUATION
LEARNING
ACTIVITY
Seminar
Written
Assignments on
Medical
conditions due
to psychological
factors.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS
DUE TO
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FACTORS

Identify
different
nursing models

2hrs

Explain
treatment
nursing

Asthma
Coronary heart disease
Cancer peptic ulcer
Essential hypetension
Migraine head ache
Rheumatoid arthritis
the Ulcerative colitis
and
Treatment and nursing

Seminar

Presentation on
treatment and
nursing
management of
medical
conditions due
to
Psychological
factors.

management of management
medical
conditions due
to
psychological
factors.
References
1. Stuart W G and Laraia T M.(2001).Principles and Practice of Psychiatric nursing
(VII edition). Mosby publications.
2. Kaplan H.J & Sadock B .J .(2001). Comprehensive Textbook of psychiatry. Lippicott
William and Wilkins;Philadelphia
3. Townsend M .C.(2007).Psychiatric PSYCHIATRIC NURSING.(I edn) Jaypee
brothers; New Delhi.
4. Lalitha. K , Mental health and psychiatric nursing an Indian perspective; VMG book
house : Bangalore. 1st edition.