Section: 3.7 - Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders (Part 1) | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define Psychosis.
    • Describe the various psychotic disorders.
    • Identify symptoms related to psychotic disorder.
    • Identify clinical manifestations of psychotic disorder.
    • Discuss evidence-based management for psychotic disorder.
    • Identify appropriate nursing interventions for psychotic disorder.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): hours and 42 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (1 minute)

      National Institute of Mental Health

    • Read from section ‘Introduction’ to ‘Treatment/Management’. (14 minutes)

      StatPearls [Internate]

    • Read contents of ‘TABLE 4: PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS’. (3 minutes)

      The University of Sidney, Comorbidity Guidelines

    • Read the entire article. (8 minutes)

      National Institute of Mental Health

    • Read the first six paragraphs of section ‘Discussion’. (8 minutes)

      Cureus Journal

    • Read DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia from the table. (5 minutes)

      Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    • Read the entire article starting from section ‘Pathophysiology’. (13 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read the entire article starting from ‘Nursing interventions in schizophrenia’. (12 minutes)

      Nursing & Care Open Access Journal

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

      National Alliance on Mental Illness

    • Read the entire article starting from section ‘Pathophysiology’. (13 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read the contents of sections ‘Nursing interventions’ and ‘Empathy and communication’. (13 minutes)

      Nursing Standard Journal, The  Royal College of Nursing

    • Read the article starting from section ‘Nursing management’. (8 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

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