Title: Apply the nursing process to provide care for the client with a mental health disorder.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Understanding the Nursing Process as Related to the Mental Health Client

Application of the nursing process should include

- recognition of the clinical judgment model components
- assessment
- mental status
- diagnostic procedures
- plan of care
- therapeutic communications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the purpose of a psychiatric/mental health assessment?
- What lab tests provide significant indicators of health or disorders in the client with a mental health disorder?
- How would a nurse write a plan of care, including safety; nutrition; medication administration; identification of changes in social, cultural, and psychological patterns; and nursing interventions?
- How would one promote self-care and independent functioning for the client with a mental health disorder?
- How would one use therapeutic communications to interact with the client and family?