NUR-226 Behavioral Health Nursing
This is a hybrid course that assists the student in acquiring the basic knowledge and skills needed to provide care to clients with behavioral health problems. Principles and concepts of behavioral health nursing, therapeutic communication techniques, and use of the nursing process to plan care will be discussed. Clinical practice occurs in a variety of acute and community based settings. A minimum exam grade average of 77% and a minimum overall course grade of 77% must be achieved to progress in the nursing program. A grade of 90% or above must be attained on a dosage calculations exam in this course.