# NUR439 Mental Health Nursing

**Canonical URL:** https://www.ecpi.edu/course/nur439

**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:43:50+00:00

**College:** College of Nursing

**Department:** Nursing

**Credit Hours:** 4.00

**Prerequisites:** All of: NUR322, NUR326, NUR328, NUR329, NUR332, NUR333

**Corequisites:** None

**Course Description:**

This course provides the theoretical foundation for the study of mental health nursing. The client is viewed as the individual, the family and the community within a social framework, with the goal of optimizing his or her functioning. Historical, socioeconomic, environmental, political, and cultural indicators of the health of a community are explored. The application of the nursing process is applied to diverse client scenarios with the emphasis on the provision of holistic care to the clients and their family.

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