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MENTAL HEALTH NURSING SYLABUS
UNIT 1 _ INTRODUCTION
1.1 (1) Definition & components of mental health and Mental illness
1.1 (2) Factors affecting mental health & terms used in psychiatry
1.1 Ezi _ Reading Material
1.2 Principles of MHN & Misconceptions related to mental illness
1.2 Ezi _ Reading Material
1.3 (1.1) Signs & Symptoms of Mental illness
1.3 (1.2) Disorders of Motor activity & Memory
1.3 (2.1) Disorders of consciousness & perception
1.3 (2.2) Disorders of thought & mood
1.3 Ezi _ Reading Material
1.4 Review of Defense Mechanisms
1.4 Ezi _ Reading Material
1.5 Mental Health Team
1.5 Ezi _ Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 2 _ HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY
2.1 History of Psychiatric Nursing
2.1 Ezi _ Reading Material
2.2 (1) Trends in Psychiatric Nursing
2.2 (2) Trends in Psychiatric Nursing
2.2 Ezi _ Reading Material
2.3 (1) National mental health program
2.3 (2) Mental Health Act
2.3 Ezi _ Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 3 _ MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
3.1 Psychiatry History Taking
3.1 Ezi _ Reading Material
3.2 (1) Mini Mental Status Examination
3.2 (2) MMSE
3.2 Ezi _ Reading Material
3.3 (1) Mental status examination
3.3 (2) MSE
3.3 Ezi _ Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 4 _ THERAPEUTIC NURSE - PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
4.1 Therapeutic nurse patient relationship
4.1 Ezi _ Reading Material
4.2 Phases of nurse patient relationship & Barriers in communication
4.2 Ezi _ Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 5 _ MENTAL DISORDERS AND NURSING INTERVENTIONS
5.1 Psycho-Pathophysiology of human behavior, Etiological theories & Classification of mental disorders.
5.1 Ezi_Reading Material
5.2 Disorders of thought, Motor Activity & Memory
5.2 Ezi_Reading Material
5.3 Disorders of perception, Speech, Mood & Concentration
5.3 Ezi_Reading Material
5.4 Disorders of judgement & personality
5.4 Ezi_Reading Material
5.5 Organic mental disorders: Dementia
5.5 Ezi_Reading Material
5.6 Delirium
5.6 Ezi_Reading Material
5.7 Psychotic Disorders: Schizophrenia
5.7 Ezi_Reading Material
5.8 Mood (Affective) Disorders: Depression
5.8 Ezi_Reading Material
5.9 Mania
5.9 Ezi_Reading Material
5.10 Bi-Polar Affective Disorders(BPAD)
5.10 Ezi_Reading Material
5.11 Neurotic Disorders: Phobia
5.11 Ezi_Reading Material
5.12 Anxiety Disorders
5.12 Ezi_Reading Material
5.13 Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
5.13 Ezi_Reading Material
5.14 Depressive Neurosis
5.14 Ezi_Reading Material
5.15 Conversion disorders & Post traumatic stress disorder
5.15 Ezi_Reading Material
5.16 Psychosomatic Disorders
5.16 Ezi_Reading Material
5.17 Substance use and De-addiction: Alcohol
5.17 Ezi_Reading Material
5.18 Tobacco withdrawal and Psychoactive substance
5.18 Ezi_Reading Material
5.19 sedative hypnotic drugs & Cannabis
5.19 Ezi_Reading Material
5.20 Child and adolescent psychiatric disorder; Sleep disorder
5.20 Ezi_Reading Material
5.21 Eating disorders
5.21 Ezi_Reading Material
5.22 Sexual disorders
5.22 Ezi_Reading Material
5.23 Nursing Management of patients with various psychiatric disorders
5.23 Ezi_Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 6 _ BIO - PSYCHO AND SOCIAL THERAPIES
6.1 (1) Physical method of treatment in psychiatry & Antipsychotics
6.1 (2) Side effects od antipsychotic drugs
6.1 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.2 (1) Antidepressant drugs
6.2 (2) MOA & Nurse's role in Antidepressant drugs
6.2 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.3 Mood stabilizers or antimanic drugs
6.3 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.4 (1) Antianxiety agents
6.4 (2) CNS Stimulants
6.4 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.5 (1) Electro Convulsive Therapy
6.5 (2) Effects & nurse's role in ECT
6.5 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.6 Ezi _ Video
6.7 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.7 Behavior therapy
6.6 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.8 Therapeutic Community
6.8 Ezi _ Reading Material
6.9 Occupational therapy
6.9 Ezi _ Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 7 _ COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
7.1 Definition, importance & scope of Community Mental Health
7.1 Ezi_Reading Material
7.2 Prevention of mental illness & Role of Nurse in national mental health programme and Psychiatric care in Community
7.2 Ezi_Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 8 _ PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES AND CRISIS INTERVENTIONS
8.1 Types of Psychiatric emergencies
8.1 Ezi_Reading Material
8.2 Crisis and its intervention
8.2 Ezi_Reading Material
Ezi_Quiz
UNIT 9 _ FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY / LEGAL ASPECTS
9.1 India Lunatic Act 1912, Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Act 1965, 1985 & Mental Health Act 1987, 2014
9.1 Ezi_Reading Material
9.2 Admission and discharge procedures
9.2 Ezi_Reading Material
9.3 Standards of psychiatric nursing practice, Rights of Mentally ill patients & Legal responsibilities in the care of mentally ill patients.
9.3 Ezi_Reading Material
EZI_Notes
Ezi_Quiz