NURA 205. Psychiatric Nursing.
(5-9-4); I, II.
Prerequisites: successful completion of the first two semesters of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, and NURA 202. Corequisite: BIOL 217, BIOL 217L, Humanities Elective. A study of psychiatric nursing for individuals at any stage of the lifespan. Emphasis is on the role of the associate degree nurse in psychiatric nursing practice. Students use the nursing process to apply psychiatric nursing theories while caring for individuals with alterations in mental health.