PNUR 4585

This course will provide students with knowledge related to working with clients with substance use disorders including concurrent disordered clients. Students will explore the historical and cultural contexts of addiction, the co-occurrence of mental health disorders with substance use, and the theoretical paradigms and principles of substance use disorders. Identification, screening, and assessment techniques are explored using the Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework. Common co-occurring physiological disorders associated with substance use disorders will be presented. The role of Harm Reduction, the Recovery Model, Motivational Interviewing, and the Transtheoretical Change Model when assessing and planning psychiatric nursing care for individuals will be reviewed. The use of treatment models and the role and responsibilities of the psychiatric nurse when caring for diverse populations will be explored.