Applied psychology IV
Dr B Evans
3 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: NSG1611, NSG1622
The therapeutic role of communication in health care; interventions required of the nurse; information needs of patients; counselling; a model for nurses; care for the carer; stress and burnout in nursing; coping with nursing stress; resources for psychological care. The subject is taught by lectures and seminars.
Assessment
Examination (1 hour): 70% * Workshop presentations: 30%
Prescribed texts
McConnell J and Philipchalk R Understanding human behaviour 7th edn, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992