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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 341 - Experiential Learning: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

3 credits
(9 hrs practice/wk)
Prerequisites: NUR 326, 327; Junior Nursing Standing
Corequisites: NUR 340
Complements the theoretical concepts presented in NUR 340. Various mental health sites in the area will be selected for placement. Students will observe and practice diverse interventions that promote an individual’s mental health, guide them in their mental health care, and help to shape a therapeutic environment. Clinical settings, which treat individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, will be selected. Current standards of practice in a multidisciplinary team will guide the planning and evaluation of expected outcomes of care.