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Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
The text is designed for teaching mental health to undergraduate nursing students, but it could also be used for self-paced instruction for a nurse wanting to learn more about mental health or as a refresher for nurses not directly involved in mental health.
Homework
Discussion
Team projects
Flipped classroom
Technical Requirements:
Internet Access
Major web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Content in this text is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts course (543-110), the NCLEX-RN Test Plan, and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Education Council’s Crosswalk Toolkit: Defining and Using Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Education. Mental health and community health concepts are discussed while emphasizing stress management techniques, healthy coping strategies, referrals to community resources, and other preventative interventions. Nursing care for individuals with specific mental health and substance use disorders is examined, and the nurse’s role in community health needs assessments and caring for vulnerable populations is introduced.
After completion of this resource, the learner will:
Describe basic concepts related to mental health care
Establish a safe environment for clients, nurses, and other staff
Review basic concepts of client-centered communication
Outline effective therapeutic communication techniques
Recognize nonverbal cues for physical and/or psychological stressors
Provide patient education on stress management techniques
Promote adaptive coping strategies
Apply the nursing process to mental health care
Explore the nurse’s role and legal and ethical responsibilities when providing care to clients with mental health disorders
Relate the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system to mental health disorders and psychotropic medications
Describe patient education for classes of psychotropic medications
Describe nursing assessments related to bipolar disorders
Identify common nursing problems/diagnoses related to bipolar disorders
Establish a safe environment
Apply the nursing process to clients with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder
Describe nursing assessments related to anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder
Describe nursing assessments related to personality disorders
Identify common nursing problems/diagnoses related to personality disorders
Compare and contrast delirium and schizophrenia
Apply the nursing process to clients with psychosis
Describe nursing assessments related to psychosis, delirium, and schizophrenia
Identify common nursing problems/diagnoses related to psychosis
Assess children or adolescents with mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, or disruptive behaviors
Assess family dynamics and include family members in planning nursing care for children and adolescents
Apply the nursing process to clients with eating disorders
Assess clients for intoxication, dependency, withdrawal symptoms, and/or substance use disorders and intervene as appropriate
Apply the nursing process to clients experiencing withdrawal or toxicity from substances
Delineate adverse childhood experiences
Incorporate trauma-informed care
Describe the characteristics of a healthy community
Outline the roles of community health nurses and key community settings where they have an interprofessional role in health care services
Describe vulnerable populations
Outline factors that may impact health-seeking behaviors of vulnerable populations
Describe the nurse’s role in promoting environmental health
Identify environmental hazards and risks in the community and globally
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic understanding of community is integrated into the work.
The recommended audience is nursing students and nurses. More terminology is needed for those who are not in a nursing program.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Overarching concepts of community mental health are identified and applied in this work.
Information is well developed and appropriate for undergraduate, beginning community health, and bedside practice.
The book content is accurate, valid, and reliable.
The material had an advisory committee, over 60 reviewers, and used the standards of several nursing organizations.
The content is extensive, with 18 chapters.
The resources are up to date.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This book uses learning objectives, reflective questions, and answers for each chapter.
The material facilitates learning by including learning activities and a glossary at the end of each chapter.
Concepts are clearly presented.
This material is concise and not overwhelming for students. Pictures, charts, and words are used.
There are links to other helpful resources.
Examples are provided. The material is introduced, explained, and learning is assessed.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Students can easily access the book, comprehend the learning, and apply the material within their program.
The information is presented in a textbook form, which is familiar to students.
The material is easy to navigate.
Feedback is provided via answered to the end-of-chapter questions.
It is self-contained, but includes additional external links if more information is desired.
The presentation of each concept is clear without distractions.
New terms are defined and explained.
The links are in working order.
Headings are programmed for screen readers to read.
Text is selectable.
Color contrast between background and text is present.
Videos have closed captioning.
Alt text is included for images and the image is described in the text as well.
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