Unit I. Foundational continuum of psychiatric-mental health nursing
1. Framework of psychiatric-mental health nursing
3. Biological basis for mental illness
4. Psychological concepts: theories and therapies
5. Sociocultural awareness
Unit II. Continuum of psychiatric nursing role development
7. Self-reflection and self-awareness
8. The nurse-patient relationship and therapeutic communication
9. The nursing process in psychiatric- mental health nursing
10. Ethical and legal concepts
11. Management and leadership
Unit III. Continuum of specific psychiatric disorders
13. Disorders of anxiety, stress, and trauma
14. Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders
15. Feeding and eating disorders
16. Depressive and bipolar disorders
17. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
18. Personality disorders
19. Sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disorders
20. Substance-related and addictive disorders
21. Neurocognitive disorders
Unit IV. Continuum of treatments and interventions
22 Complementary and alternative therapies
24. Group and family therapy
25. Aggression and violence
27. Preventing and responding to suicide
28. Caring for the client who is grieving
Unit V. Considerations across the continuum of life
30. Disorders of childhood and adolescence
Appendix a: Wellness domains: a quick guide for patients
Appendix b: NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses
Appendix c: Aorld health organization disability assessment schedule 2.0
