NUR2225 Mental health nursing practice contexts
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR2225 Mental health nursing practice contexts is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula. It needs NUR1114 and NUR1113.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 3 other tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR2225
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After NUR2225
No unit lists NUR2225 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit builds on the Mental Health Act examined in NUR1113 and related content in NUR1112, examines mental health problems and the role of the nurse or midwife working with individuals experiencing mental health issues.
Students will examine mental health conditions across the lifespan.
This unit will provide the opportunity for students to develop therapeutic skills and professional attitudes, necessary for recovery and maintenance of optimal mental health.
Case based learning will enable students to develop knowledge, and skills required for working with a range of consumers experiencing mental health conditions including; psychosis, mood disorders (depression, bipolar) and anxiety disorders from acute care admission to ongoing primary healthcare management.
Students will be introduced to the mental status examination and expected to critique the evidence for a range of interventions.
Emphasis on clinical placement is on the student's development of advocacy skills, professional accountability, management of risks, critical reflection and decision making in the mental health care setting.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- iSAP Case (1,850 word equivalence)30%
- Exam (2 hours and 10 minutes)Competency hurdle40%
- Clinical Practicum: Part A (120 hours) and Part B (Clinical tasks)Competency hurdle30%
- Immersive simulated patient activities and tutorial attendanceCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply legal and ethical frameworks when planning and delivering mental health nursing care under the Mental Health Act 2014 Victoria.
- 2
Identify appropriate services available for clients and carers in which to facilitate optimal mental health care, while acknowledging barriers to receiving care, such as stigma, cultural and gender related issues.
- 3
Employ clinical and critical decision-making skills to identify, analyse and resolve problems in the mental health practice environment.
- 4
Conduct and document fundamental interview and related assessments of patients who have disturbances in mood, thought, behaviour and perception.
- 5
Apply knowledge of appropriate therapeutic drugs prescribed for mental health conditions and important associated administration aspects.
- 6
Demonstrate under supervision, the care of people across the lifespan with mental health disorders.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials32 hours
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
On campus contact hours
2hrs Lectures /active learning
2hrs Simulation activities (80% attendance requirement Hurdle)
2hrs Tutorials (80% attendance requirement Hurdle)
Off campus hours per week
6 hours self-directed learning
120 hrs Mental Health Clinical Placement (100% attendance Hurdle, unless a medical certificate is provided)
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Alison Hansen
- Dr Ian Munro
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ian Munro