Offered
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Hong Kong First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Malaysia First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Synopsis
The nature of mental health and illness; the nursing process in psychiatric nursing; roles and functions of mental health nurses; contexts of care; mental health problems and disorders; therapeutic interventions in mental health care; ethical and legal issues; specialisation in psychiatric/mental health nursing.
Objectives
On completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Conduct comprehensive mental health nursing assessment including risk assessment;
- Describe the commonly used diagnostic classification systems in psychiatry and mental health nursing;
- Promote consumer participation in all aspects of mental health care;
- Demonstrate advanced mental health nursing skills in planning, implementing and evaluating mental health nursing care for people with mental disorders;
- Describe the principles underlying contemporary therapeutic interventions for people with mental health disorders;
- Demonstrate skills and knowledge in the use of a range of contemporary physical therapies including psychopharmalogical preparations, electroconvulsive therapy, and milieu therapies (e.g. high dependency, seclusion, Snoezelen, etc.);
- Describe relevant legislation and policy impacting upon the professional practice of mental health nursing;
- Critically analyse ethical issues in nursing people with mental health disorders;
- Critically appraise research evidence applicable to mental health nursing practice;
- Ensure that mental health nursing practice is culturally appropriate.
Assessment
Written assignment (3000 words): 30%
Online exercises: 30%
Examination: 40%
Clinical skills assessment (hurdle requirement)
