This course will provide opportunities for students to develop partnerships with people who live with complex mental health and addiction challenges. Students will deliver evidence- informed holistic and ethical mental health nursing care in collaboration with individuals, families, and others across the continuum of mental health care. Students will assess health, provide and evaluate interventions. Course content will be framed using concepts such as, mental health promotion and well-being, recovery, intersectionality, trauma-informed care, primary health care principles, cultural competence, diversity, inclusion, humility, and safety.
Kunyk, D., Peternelj-Taylor, C., & Austin, W. (2023). Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 7: Communication & Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 8: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Practice
Chapter 11: The Assessment Process
Chapter 13: Psychopharmacology and Other Biologic Treatments
Chapter 20: Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours