NS5350 - Mental Health Nursing Practice A

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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Available to registered nurses who have completed a years practice and who are enrolled in a Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health either at this University or at University of Queensland. Registered nurses who have not yet completed a years practice will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All must be currently employed in a mental health setting.

Topics include partnerships and standards in care; caring for people with mental illness; families and care and mental illness; ethics in mental health; mental health legislation and nursing responsibilities; nursing roles in different settings; interacting with individuals counselling; interventions with groups.

Learning Outcomes

• develop group skills to use with consumers, their families and carers;
• identify and accept a variety of attitudes and perspectives to mental illness, its conceptualisation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and impact;
• identify the role of mental health nurses within mental health care.

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Dr Tanya Park
Lecturer:	jc137670.
Contact hours:	100 hours 100 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(10%); (40%); (50%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Dr Tanya Park
Lecturer:	jc137670.
Contact hours:	100 hours 100 hours
Assessment:	(10%); (40%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.