Psychiatric Nursing

Nurse Patient Relationship

• Therapeutic vs. Non-Therapeutic Communication
• Legal and Ethical Aspects
• Anxiety and Defense Mechanisms
• Grief
• Boundaries and Limit Setting
• Crisis Intervention
• Abuse and Family Violence

Anxiety Disorders & Schizophrenia

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Anti Anxiety Medications
• Schizophrenia
• Antipsychotics

Mood Disorders

• Depression
• Suicide
• Anti Depressant Medications
• Mania
• Anti Manic Medications

Personality & Neurocognitive & Eating Disorders

• Anti Social Personality
• Borderline Personality
• Substance Abuse
• Addictions
• Alcoholism
• Nursing Care of the patient using Opioids, Stimulants, and CNS Depressants
• Delirium
• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s
• Anorexia vs. Bulimia