PT 130C - Mental Disabilities I

    Recent Professors
    Marcus Marquardt, Kathy Taula, Wendy Quiche
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    6.5
    Prerequisite
    PT 125 C Term hours: 72 lecture and 162 laboratory
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course introduces the theory, psychological and mental health concepts of psychiatric nursing while exploring the causes and treatments of mental illness in chronically hospitalized and forensic individuals. Students are tasked with caring for a client diagnosed with a mental illness or developmental disability at the tertiary level of intervention with emphasis placed on assessment, intervention and valid rationale for treatment of long term mental illness. Fee for live scan fingerprinting not to exceed $100. (CSU)
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue 6:30am–3:30pm, Wed Thu 7:00am–12:05pm