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Specialist Mental Health Nursing (NURS90077)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject is designed to provide the theoretical foundation for entry into specialist mental health nursing practice. Students will explore the legal, policy and ethical frameworks, within which mental health care is provided. Students will extend their understanding of bio-psycho-social factors, related to mental health and illness and to the nosology within diagnostic structures of psychiatry.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will demonstrate theoretical knowledge in mental health nursing by:
- explaining the role of biological, psychological, social factors relevant to mental health, illness and recovery;
- articulating and applying diagnostic structures and systems as used in psychiatry; and
- integrating core principles covered in the subject, applying foundational knowledge in the legal and ethical principles of mental health nursing.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and postgraduate coursework student:
- a capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication
- a capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work
- advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship
- advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline
- well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach
- an ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline
- an appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 2000 word written assignment, due Week 5 (40%)
- 10 online quizzes/tests, weekly throughout the semester (60%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Bronwyn Tarrant Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 January 2018 to 16 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 11 January 2018 Census date 12 January 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2018 Assessment period ends 24 February 2018
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022