NUR5003 - Contemporary nursing practice 3

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Analyse the concepts of mental health and mental illness with reference to historical and contemporary classification systems.
2. Explain the implications of the Victorian Mental Health Act (2014) for nursing practice in line with recovery oriented practice.
3. Communicate effectively with people who are experiencing disturbances of thoughts, feelings and behaviour and accurately conduct a mental status assessment and a risk assessment.
4. Critically analyse the roles and functions of the members of the multidisciplinary mental health team to ensure patients are treated appropriately.
5. Evaluate a range of mental disorders in the context of aetiological factors, epidemiology, clinical manifestation and recommend appropriate nursing care.
6. Compare and contrast the utilisation of a range of psychotherapeutic interventions and therapeutic modalities in mental health treatment and care.
7. Explore the impact of ageing and chronic and life-limiting illness on clients, families and carers including the perspectives of challenges to autonomy, protection of patients, and quality of life in order to provide optimal, holistic nursing care.
8. Discriminate between health assessment, health promotion, supportive and palliative approaches for people with chronic and life limiting illness to provide appropriate evidence based nursing interventions.
9. Critically examine how the different roles of members in multidisciplinary teams, work together to provide expert care for people with chronic and/or life limiting illness in different health care environments.
10. Practice at a beginning level in mental health and community health settings in accordance with NMBA Competencies for the Registered Nurse and other professional standards.