Mental Health Nursing

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Sharpen Mental Health Nursing Skills with Symptom Media’s Videos & Simulations

Foundational Learning for Mental Health Professionals & Students

Mental health conditions are prevalent in every healthcare setting, from primary care and emergency rooms to medical and psychiatric units. Symptom Media’s Mental Health Nursing Videos & Simulations provide realistic portrayals of common psychiatric disorders, helping nurses develop the critical skills needed to assess and manage mental health concerns with confidence.

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Realistic Training to Improve Patient Care in Any Healthcare Setting

Why Use Symptom Media’s Mental Health Nursing Series?

  •  Strengthen Mental Health Assessment Skills: Nurses can often be the first to notice mental health concerns in patients, but recognizing psychiatric symptoms isn’t always straightforward. Our videos can help you:

✔ Identify early warning signs of mental illness
✔ Differentiate between medical and psychiatric conditions
✔ Conduct effective mental health screenings and risk assessments

  • Prepare for Mental Health Challenges in Any Setting: Mental health issues don’t just occur in psychiatric units. This series equips nurses to handle real-world mental health scenarios in a multitude of settings.
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    Symptom Media’s realistic portrayals of patient interactions, unfolding symptoms, and mental health scenarios ensure you are fully prepared to deal with all sorts of clinical applications.

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    Video Based Mental Health Education

    "As a health professional, having the ability to keep my personal skills up and evaluate a scenario with new eyes was personally enriching as well. The ease of use, low time commitment, yet high yield in terms of information and learning opportunities bring significant utility to me in my clinical practice & my students."

    Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA, APRN, Assistant Clinical Professor and Simulation Lab Coordinator, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Nurse Anesthesia Program

    “Such material, akin to slide sets used to teach dermatology and radiology and films used to teach medical and surgical procedures, are necessary both to illustrate the clinical phenomena of various psychiatric conditions and problematic interpersonal interactions, and also to demonstrate the operations and tactics of diverse types of interviewing and assessment procedures, therapies, and counseling techniques for these assorted clinical problems.”

    Joel Yager, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico

    “Symptom Media provides very good examples of mental health behaviors and what can be expected when caring for these clients in a medical hospital setting.”

    Katherine Cart, Professor, Blinn College

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    FAQ

    Frequently asked questions.

    How are the mental health nursing videos different then the DSM-5-TR video simulations?

    The main differences are that the patients on camera have entered an emergency room setting and a mental health nurse is the off-camera clinician.

    I’m a professor of psychology (or social work). Can I use these videos?

    Absolutely.  The videos are case studies of the patient on camera, demonstrating symptoms unfolding, with the clinician off camera.   

    What kind of mental health scenarios are featured in the videos?

    Symptom Media offers a wide range of mental health nursing video case studies and scenarios including but not limited to schizophrenia, depression, panic disorder, neurocognitive disorders, hallucinations, suicide assessments, depression assessments, and more.

    How can these videos enhance my practice?

    Among the many ways Symptom Media’s mental health nursing videos can be used to enhance nursing practice include: provide realistic patient scenarios to improve assessment skills, prepare trainees and healthcare professionals for various mental health situations whether you work in a doctor’s office, emergency room or elsewhere.  The video case studies can be used and integrated in crisis intervention and de-escalation training, cultural competency and sensitive training, help with therapeutic communication techniques, help improve symptom recognition skills of underlying mental health conditions even when patients enter a medical situation for another reason, and more.

    Are the videos for beginners or experienced healthcare professionals?

    Both.  The videos are designed for healthcare professionals at all levels.

    Can I use these videos for educational purposes in my program?

    Absolutely.  Videos can be used in lectures, discussion groups, embedded within course learning management systems, self-study, tailored to fit course learning objectives, and more.