NUR5215 Mental health nursing concepts and practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5215 Mental health nursing concepts and practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5215
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5215
No unit lists NUR5215 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course code M6031
Overview
The nature of mental illness; the nursing process in mental health nursing; roles and functions of mental health nurses; context of care; mental health problems and disorders; therapeutic interventions in mental health care; ethical and legal issues; specialisation in mental health nursing.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge of comprehensive mental health nursing assessment including a risk assessment
- 2
Explain the commonly used diagnostic classification systems in psychiatry and mental health nursing
- 3
Promote consumer participation in all aspects of health care
- 4
Apply knowledge of advanced mental health nursing skills in planning, implementing and evaluating mental health nursing care for people with mental disorders
- 5
Apply the principles underlying contemporary therapeutic interventions for people with mental health disorders
- 6
Apply knowledge of a range of contemporary physical therapies including psychopharmacological preparations, electroconvulsive therapy, and milieu therapies (e.g. high dependency, seclusion, Snoezelen) and their application in mental health care.
- 7
Integrate the relevant legislation and policy impacting upon the professional practice of mental health nursing
- 8
Integrate and apply knowledge of ethical issues in nursing people with mental health disorders
- 9
Critically appraise research evidence applicable to mental health nursing practice
- 10
Ensure that mental health nursing practice is culturally appropriate
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Alison Hansen
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Alison Hansen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5215?
NUR5215 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5215 offered?
In 2020, NUR5215 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula, with an online option.