Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is found in Nursing Practice V—Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part C), covering topics of maladaptive behaviors, age-related alterations in thought and perception, depression, mania, suicide, stress, anxiety, maladaptive personality patterns, and substance abuse (Board of Nursing Resolution No. 11, 2017).
Ratings?
Ratings are based on a very limited sample size of lecturers who have rated a topic’s relevance to the board exam from the options “Low Priority” (1), “Nice to Know” (3), and “Must Know” (5).
| Chapter | Topic | Rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing | Concepts of Mental Health | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing | Therapeutic Theories in Mental Health Nursing | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing | Mental Health Care Delivery Systems in the Philippines | 2.0 | ✅ |
| Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing | Self-Awareness | 1.0 | ✅ |
| Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing | Assessment of the Psychiatric Patient | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Care of Psychiatric Patients | Therapeutic Communication | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Care of Psychiatric Patients | Therapeutic Relationships | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Care of Psychiatric Patients | Therapy Modalities | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Care of Psychiatric Patients | Defense and Coping Mechanisms | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Care of Psychiatric Patients | Psychopharmacology | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders | Dissociative Disorder | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | Levels and Management of Anxiety | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | Panic Disorder | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | Phobias | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Schizophrenia | Overview | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Mood Disorders and Suicide | Major Depressive Disorder | 4.0 | |
| Mood Disorders and Suicide | Bipolar Disorder | 4.0 | |
| Mood Disorders and Suicide | Suicide | 4.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Paranoid Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Schizoid Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Schizotypal Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Antisocial Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Borderline Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Histrionic Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Narcissistic Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Avoidant Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Dependent Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Personality Disorders | Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder | 3.0 | |
| Addiction | Types of Substance Abuse | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Addiction | Types of Substances and Treatment | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Addiction | Substance Withdrawals and Overdoses | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Eating Disorders | Overview | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Eating Disorders | Anorexia Nervosa | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Eating Disorders | Bulimia Nervosa | 4.0 | ✅ |
| Eating Disorders | Pica | 3.0 | |
| Somatic Symptom Illnesses | Overview | 1.0 | |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Autism Spectrum Disorder | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Disruptive Behavior Disorders | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | 2.0 | ✅ |
| Disruptive Behavior Disorders | Intermittent Explosive Disorder | 2.0 | ✅ |
| Disruptive Behavior Disorders | Conduct Disorder | 2.0 | ✅ |
| Cognitive Disorders | Delirium | 4.0 | |
| Cognitive Disorders | Dementia | 4.0 |