Undergraduate - UnitNUR2107 - Person centered mental health care

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Offered	Berwick First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Peninsula First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Karen Harder (Peninsula Campus), Mr Eddie Robinson (Berwick Campus), TBA (Clayton)

Synopsis

This unit provides the opportunity for the student to develop fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to the restoration and maintenance of optimal mental health. Students will be expected to assess people with mental health problems and to identify, prioritise and implement appropriate evidence based interventions and management strategies.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, it is expected that the student will be able to:

discuss concepts of mental health and mental illness
describe services available for consumers with mental illness
identify the impact of stigma on consumers and their carers
identify and respond to consumer specific issues such as culture, age and gender to optimise therapeutic communication and demonstrate cultural competency and safety in mental health nursing practice
describe and discuss Mental Status Examination (MSE) and risk assessments conducted with clients who are experiencing disturbances in thought, mood, behaviour and perception
discuss the utilisation of legal and ethical issued related to the care of clients when admitted under the amended Victorian Mental Health Act (1986)
describe the aetiological factors, epidemiology and clinical manifestations of a range of disorders including affective disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, child and adolescent issues and cognititive issues in the elderly client
describe a range of therapeutic modalities utilised in the care and treatment of people with mental health issues and disorders.

Assessment

Essay (2000 words ) 30%
Online Quizzes 10%
Examination (two (2) hours) 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Karen Harder

Workload requirements

Lectures two

hours per week, Tutorials two

hours per week, Guided learning activities one

hour per week, online quizzes one
hour per week. Self-directed learning six
hours per week.

Prerequisites

NUR1102

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic), Bachelor of Midwifery or Bachelor of Nursing/ Bachelor of Midwifery.