Competencies and Learning Objectives

Course Competency 1: Manage Nursing Care for the Diverse Health Needs of the Community

Learning Objectives

• Identify community demographics and resources that impact the diverse health needs of a community.
• Evaluate the specific health needs within different populations, such as cultural beliefs, access to health care, and social determinants of health.
• Describe the nurse’s role in collaborating with others to advocate for the health needs of individuals, families, and communities.
• Integrate evidence-based practices into the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide effective and high-quality care for the community.
• Identify key responsibilities of the registered nurse in different community health care settings.
• Examine basic nursing responsibilities in community emergency preparedness planning.

Course Competency 2: Analyze Concepts of Mental Health Nursing

Learning Objectives

• Describe common safety and protective interventions used to promote the well-being of clients and others in mental health settings.
• Identify potential safety and protective concerns for nurses working in mental health care environments.
• Apply effective therapeutic communication techniques when communicating with clients with mental health disorders.
• Summarize key mental health treatments and diagnostic tools in client care.
• Outline how stress contributes to changes in mental health disorder symptoms.
• Identify ways to provide client-centered mental health care that respects diversity across the lifespan.

Course Competency 3: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Anxiety Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of anxiety.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with anxiety disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for anxiety disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with anxiety disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with anxiety disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with anxiety disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with anxiety disorders who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 4: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Mood Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of mood disorders.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with mood disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for mood disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with mood disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with mood disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with mood disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with mood disorders who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 5: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Personality Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of personality disorders.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with personality disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for personality disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with personality disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with personality disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with personality disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with personality disorders who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 6: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Thought Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of thought disorders.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with thought disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for thought disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with thought disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with thought disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with thought disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with thought disorders who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 7: Manage Care for Clients With Mental Health Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 8: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Substance Use Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of substance use disorders.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with substance use disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for substance use disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with substance use disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with substance use disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with substance use disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with substance use disorders who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 9: Manage Care for Clients and Families Experiencing Trauma, Abuse, and/or Violence

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence.
• Explain factors, cycles, and causes contributing to different types of trauma, abuse, and violence.
• Describe key nursing actions that address the priority needs of clients and families impacted by trauma, abuse, or violence.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients and families experiencing trauma, abuse, and/or violence who are at risk for suicide.

Course Competency 10: Manage Care for Clients Experiencing Eating Disorders

Learning Objectives

• Describe clinical manifestations and risk factors of eating disorders.
• Discuss priority nursing interventions for clients with eating disorders.
• Identify appropriate outcomes for clients receiving care for eating disorders.
• Apply safety and protective interventions, including the nursing process, for clients with eating disorders.
• Develop individualized care plans for clients with thought disorders using evidence-based practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and psychological interventions for clients with eating disorders.
• Identify nursing process components when caring for clients with eating disorders who are at risk for suicide.