Nursing School Course
Therapeutic communication, risk assessment, and the disorders you will meet in every setting.
Foundations of the therapeutic relationship and communication, psychiatric assessment and legal–ethical care, anxiety, trauma and stress-related disorders, mood disorders and suicide prevention, psychotic disorders, personality, eating and neurodevelopmental disorders, substance use, cognitive disorders and older-adult mental health, psychopharmacology and somatic therapies, and crisis, violence and community mental health.
Module 1
Therapeutic use of self, boundaries and communication techniques.
17 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Module 2
Mental status examination, capacity, consent and involuntary admission.
13 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 3
Anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD and trauma-informed care.
12 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Module 4
Depression, bipolar disorder, risk assessment and safety planning.
10 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Module 5
Positive and negative symptoms, relapse prevention and safety.
4 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Module 6
Personality clusters, anorexia, bulimia, ADHD and autism.
7 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Module 7
Intoxication, withdrawal, harm reduction and recovery.
12 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 8
Delirium, dementia, depression in older adults and differentiating them.
9 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 9
Antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilisers, anxiolytics and ECT.
8 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 10
De-escalation, restraint alternatives, abuse and community supports.
12 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment in development
Lesson titles are drawn from the published library for your program; the full list appears inside the course.
Every lesson has a Full view that teaches the complete topic and a certified Cram view for high-yield review. Cram never adds facts that are not in Full.
Clinical lessons move from introduction and pathophysiology through risk factors, manifestations, assessment, diagnostics, management, nursing considerations, complications, teaching and exam takeaways.
Lesson practice and assessments draw from NurseNest's published question bank for your exam scope — single-best-answer and select-all-that-apply items with rationales for every option, a takeaway and a hint.
Module assessments (20 questions), cumulative reviews (30) and a final (60); passing mark 80%. Missed items link back to the lesson, Cram and flashcards.
