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 2023 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2023 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 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course code M6031
Overview
Study in this unit will equip mental health nurses with the diverse knowledge, skills and attitudes required to work collaboratively with consumers, families and their caregivers in order to support the person in their recovery.
You will examine the biopsychosocial factors that influence a person’s mental health along with common mental health disorders that are experienced across the lifespan and in all socioeconomic and cultural groups.
This unit will also facilitate the development of skills in screening and the assessment of common mental health disorders and in planning and evaluating person-centred mental health nursing interventions that are recovery focused. Additionally, you will explore legal and ethical issues, and policies pertaining to mental health nursing that support care delivery, inform safe practice and optimise health outcomes for consumers, their families and caregivers.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Online |
Assessment
- Critical reflective discussion x 2 (2 x 750 words. Total 1,500 words)20%
- Case study report (2,250 words)35%
- iSAP Case (2,600 words. Equivalent to 3,250 words)45%
- Clinical portfolio (Pass/Fail)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically discuss and apply assessment frameworks used in mental health nursing with consideration to social, psychological and cultural factors when working with consumers, families, carers and supporters.
- 2
Discuss mental health nursing approaches and apply evidence-based practice that supports consumers’ mental health and their recovery.
- 3
Integrate knowledge of psychotropic medications used in mental health practice to support consumers’ mental health and their recovery.
- 4
Critically examine the role of the mental health nurse in non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to treatment for people with mental health conditions.
- 5
Plan, implement and evaluate person-centred nursing interventions that support the recovery of consumers, families, carers and supporters.
- 6
Critically analyse the diagnostic classification systems used in mental health and the impact that this has on consumers, families, carers and supporters.
- 7
Apply relevant legislation, such as the Mental Health Act, and policy to mental health nursing practice.
- 8
Analyse legal, ethical and human rights issues as they pertain to the decision-making process in all professional aspects of mental health nursing practice.
- 9
Critique the delivery of person-centred, recovery focused and trauma informed care in all professional aspects of mental health nursing practice.
Workload and teaching
Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Alison Hansen
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Alison Hansen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5215?
NUR5215 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5215 offered?
In 2023, NUR5215 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula, with an online option.
Does NUR5215 have an exam?
No. NUR5215 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.