The Mental Health Nursing Department is an important unit within the College of Nursing. Established in the academic year 2004–2005, the department prepares students to provide safe and compassionate care for individuals with mental health and psychiatric disorders.
Students learn therapeutic communication, observation skills, and the principles of professional behavior needed to support people with mental illness. The core principles of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing include:
Accepting the patient as they are.
Using self-awareness and self-understanding as therapeutic tools.
Maintaining consistency to ensure patient safety and trust.
Providing reassurance in an appropriate and supportive way.
Department Vision
To prepare nursing students to improve the lives of individuals living with mental illness by promoting emotional well-being, supporting families, and delivering effective mental health care across all age groups—children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Department Mission
The mission of the Mental Health Nursing Department is to increase mental health awareness among students, strengthen personal and professional empowerment, and improve access to mental health care and support services. The department contributes to mental health services through direct patient care, community outreach, health education, and advocacy for individuals with mental health needs.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate therapeutic communication and professional behavior when caring for patients with mental health concerns.
Apply the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for clients with mental health disorders.
Use critical thinking to provide safe, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care.
Recognize and provide basic care for common psychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and thought disorders.
Maintain self-awareness and appropriate professional boundaries while interacting with patients.
Use clinical technology and documentation tools appropriately in mental health settings.
Demonstrate professional responsibility, ethical practice, and respect for patient rights.
Clinical Training and Practice
Psychiatric hospitals and mental health units: Care for adolescents, adults, and elderly patients.
Therapeutic communication practice and counseling sessions.
Observation and management of anxiety, affective, and psychotic disorders.
Participation in case management, crisis intervention, and rehabilitation programs.
