NURS 4253 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical Laboratory

Therapeutic communication skills provide a foundation for implementing the nursing role based on the American Psychiatric Nurses Association standards of practice with psychiatric patients/clients in a variety of psychiatric treatment settings. In the clinical experience, students work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in applying evidenced-based practice based on current interdisciplinary research to the nursing process. In weekly supervision with clinical faculty, students are mentored to extend their skills in clinical reasoning to meet the psychological, social, cultural, biological, and spiritual needs of persons from varied backgrounds (economic, racial, ethnic, age and gender) who are in treatment for mental illness.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Corequisites
NURS4252 and NURS3242 and NURS3243

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Nursing B.S.: Senior Year, Semester I (Typical Plan of Study for Class of 2019 and Forward)

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Official evaluation summary

3.84 / 5

Based on 442 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Danielle Walker
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.43/5
  • Julie Dunne
    Fall 2024, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.85/5
  • Nathan Scott
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 2.88/5
  • Raymond Gasser
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 3.84/5

Sections

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