Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to provide student nurses posted in psychiatric nursing care settings to fulfill the required clinical experience as per the Indian Nursing Council syllabus. This book comprises of two, sections—Section-I and Section-II for III Year (VI Semester) and IV Year (Interns) undergraduate student nurses respectively. Section-I of this practical record book provides the related information/notes and the outlines for various assignments to be completed by the students during their psychiatric clinical experience postings. Section-II deals with assignments to be completed during their internship. The sequence and arrangements of the assignments according to sections or semesters can be changed by the user as per their convenience provided all the assignments are covered. Appendices are attached to help the students for ready reference to certain aspects, such as, classification, diagnoses, etc. Sample practical paper format is designed after years of practicing it successfully, and more or less similar format is used by examiners of different universities. Sample viva questions is just an effort to make viva more objective and that consistency is maintained while questioning students during viva.