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HEALTH CARE AZE
PROGRAM
Part-time Certificate Programs
REGISTERED NURSE -
C PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
PROGRAM
The purpose of this part-time program is
primarily to upgrade persons employed
as nurses aides in long-term care facili-
ties such as nursing homes and homes
for the aged. Graduates will be expected
to be able to assist residents in meeting
their basic emotional, social and physi-
cal needs under the supervision of the
Registered Nursing staff.
The curriculum focuses on helping the
student develop skills in assisting the
resident with daily activities, promoting
self -acceptance, self-esteem, dignity
and providing opportunities for activa-
tion.
The program consists 'of four courses,
each course consisting of 30 hours
classroom theory, usually conducted in
the evenings, and 30 hours of clinical
experience conducted during the day at
a local long-term care facility.
Program Eligibility:
- Academic Upgrading Level III Certifi-
cate or equivalent, or grade ten from
an Ontario Secondary School or ma-
ture student status.
- currently employed for a minimum of
one year as an aide dealing with resi-
dent care in a geriatric setting or a
long-term care institution, such as a
nursing home, home for the aged,
chronic and/or convalescent home.
- the required immunization to work in a
health setting as specified by Conesto-
ga College.
- Students in this program must be able
to receive instruction and respond in
writing in the English language.
Applicant Assessment
- Verification of current employment
based on a letter from applicant's em-
ployer.
- Assessment of information contained
in completed Conestoga College medi-
cal forms.
- A personal interview may be; required
to assess English Language skills and
to determine program suitablity.
Program Admission:
Applicants to this program will be admit-
ted based on the program eligibility re-
quirements and the applicant assess-
ment results.
Fee:
$60 per course plus $30 for course ma-
terials.
Textbooks are extra.
Applications are now being accepted for
the next program intakes which are
scheduled for April 1986 in Clinton and
Guelph and September 1986 in Cam-
bridge and Kitchener (Doon).
For further information or to obtain a
program application form, please con-
tact the Continuing Education office
nearest you or call the Program Co-ordi-
nator at 653-2511, Ext. 321.
Act, 1978, and to the legal rights of the
client. Psychiatric nursing is often
practiced in a multi -disciplinary setting,
C Verification of nursing functions and
those of other mental health team
members, will be explored. The utiliza-
tion of current nursing care delivery
modes, in this area, are compared. The
student is encouraged to begin examin-
i ing his/her level of self-awareness, as it
relates to his/her current practice.
GUELPH
Wed. 7-10 p.m. 6 wks.
Feb. 5 $18
Textbook not included in fee.
Module 11- Mental Health/
Mental Illness - 3050020
Theoretical frameworks are presented in
order to add to the cognitive knowledge
base that nurses bring with them to psy-
chiatric nursing. From this, the nurse can
extrapalate a personal philosophy for
nursing practice. The concepts of mental
health and mental illness are explored as
they relate to stress and coping process-
es. Implications of theory, philosophy
and principles are examined in relation-
ship to the individual, society and the
nursing profession. With focus on self -
development, students are encouraged
to appraise their reactions, capabilities
and limitations within this framework.
GUELPH
Wed. 7-10 p.m. 9 wks.
Mar. 19 $28
Note: Challenge exam available.
Module III - The Therapeutic Processes
And Conceptual Models of Care -
3050030
This module focuses on the therapeutic
process and how the decision of use a
certain model or models of care is made.
The specific tasks and activities used in
psychiatric nursing are described within
four conceptual models of psychiatric -
mental health care. How a psychiatric
nurse seeks relevant clinical data, for-
mulates or makes a nursing diagnosis of
the client's problems and decides on a
treatment program; is explored.
GUELPH
Tues. 7-10 p.m. 16 wks.
Jan. 28 $49
This 492 hour program is designed to
build on the previous knowledge and
skills of the registered nurse to in-
crease competency and skill in psychia-
tric nursing. The program includes a re-
view of the current state of psychiatric
nursing and expanding roles in practice,
mental health - mental illness, conceptu-
al models of care, therapeutic .modali-
ties, including one-to-one relationships
and clinical syndromes in the adult pop-
ulation. The program will also provide a
flexible opportunity to pursue individual-
ized goals.
Supervised clinical experience is a re-
quired part of the program. This experi-
ence usually takes place during the day.
Students will have the opportunity to ap-
ply knowledge and skills in the practice
area.
Courses are conducted in the evenings
and/or late afternoons. Students will re-
quire approximately 2 years to complete
this program on a part-time basrs.
Program Eligibility:
Current College of Nurses of Ontario
Certificate of Competence as a Regis-
tered Nurse.
Applicant Assessment:
- Preference will be given to applicants
currently employed in Psychiatric
Nursing or in nursing or equivalent.
- Assessment of the information con-
tained in the completed Registered
Nurse - Psychiatric Nursing Program
Questionnaire.
- Assessment of suitability through a
personal interview with program per-
sonnel.
- Successful completion of a written pre-
test in Psychiatric Nursing
- Assessment of the information con-
tained in completed Conestoga Col-
lege medical forms.
Program Admission:
Applicants will be admitted to this pro-
gram based on the program eligibility re-
quirements and the applicant assess-
ment results.
Applications are now being accepted for
program intakes in January, April and
September 1986.
REGISTRATION IN ANY OF THE, FOL-
LOWING MODULES CA;
OCCUR
AFTER ACCEPTANCE TO THE PRO-
GRAM.
Note: There' is a $12 fee for course ma-
terials which covers all modules and is
payable upon intitial registration into the
program.
Module I - Psychiatric Nursing:
State Of The Art - 3050010
This module traces the history of the
nursing care of the mentally ill from
1800's to contemporary times. The
changing role of the nurse is discussed
in its relationship to the Mental Health
Module VIII - Therapeutic Interventions
-3050070
In the first component of this module, the .
student will examine and participate in a
critical analysis of current treatments un --
der the following modalities: biological;
psychodynmaic; behavioural; and so-
cio/cultural. An emphasis is placed on
the biological and socio -cultural modali-
ties, to highlight contemporary content.
This includes aspects of psychopharma-
cology, milieu therapy, therapeutic
groups_ and family therapy. Psychiatric
nurses also have the opportunity to
practice primary prevention of mental ill-
ness, specifically by interventions will be
addressed.
In the second component, group tutori-
als concurrent with the cl,in�ical module:
application of therapeutieinterventions, '
will enable students to relate this theory
to the realities of the clinical situation.
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