NS3225 - Clinical Nursing Practice 6 (Mental Health)
Credit points: | 03 |
Year: | 2012 |
Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
Administered by: | School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition |
This subject extends the process and knowledge begun in the previous nursing practice subjects by continuing to foster the student's ability to exercise clinical judgement. Emphasis is placed on advanced assessment and implementation skills and techniques as the students learn to deal with patients who have increasingly complex health problems. Students will also extend their experience in working in mental health clinical settings.
Learning Outcomes
- apply ethical and legal principles to clinical situations where issues such as termination of life support, euthanasia, organ transplant arise;
- integrate principles of management and time management strategies into clinical situations;
- refine assessment and planning skills in order to provide optimum care for a patient in a complex situation;
- demonstrate clinical skills and techniques for caring for a patient with complex health problems, including mental health problems.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to manage future career and personal development;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams.
Prerequisites: | NS2022 and (NS2213 OR NS2214) and NS2112 and NS2015 and PP2131 and PP2231 and HS2000 and HS2101 and NS3361 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NS3114 AND NS3224 |
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Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
Face to face teaching 10-Sep-2012 to 14-Sep-2012 (5-day residential in Townsville) | |
Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
Census Date 23-Aug-2012 | |
Coordinator: | Ms Karyn Bentley |
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Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (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.