Mar 13, 2025  
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PNRN 110 - Mental Health Nursing Care for the LPN

Credit Hours: 3.5
Billable Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites: PNRN 100 , ENGL 152 , HLTSC 120 
Session Cycle: SU

This course incorporates a holistic approach in the management of care for patients with mental health problems while supporting the student’s professional development. The student will use the foundation of the LPN certification. Nursing judgment and effective communication will be advanced utilizing the nursing process in providing safe quality care for patients with mental health needs. Students will focus on legal and ethical considerations including end of life, advanced directives, and informed consent in addition to mental health concepts. Students will investigate the psychosocial roles of patients and the effects of mental illness on these roles while applying their newly acquired knowledge of the RN scope of practice in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings. Clinical will be held weekly in the acute psychiatric care setting, select community settings, and campus laboratory.


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