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Assessment in Mental Health Nursing (NURS90078)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
March
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | March - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed to develop assessment skills for beginning specialist mental health nursing practice. Skills from Mental Health Nursing 1 will be incorporated with specialist communication skills. Consumer and family perspectives of needs, health and illness will be integrated in the processes of assessment and the investigation of models of care in multi-disciplinary settings. This specialist knowledge will be applied to nursing assessment and care planning, relevant to the range of high- and low-prevalence diagnostic groupings.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will demonstrate theoretical knowledge and practical skills in mental health nursing by:
- Developing foundational knowledge in the principles of mental health nursing assessment and care planning including substance use and first episode psychosis
- Applying knowledge and skills learnt in the subject to plan specialist mental health nursing care utilising principles of case-formulation
- Selecting and evaluating nursing interventions for mental health service users with high and low prevalence conditions
- Establishing the role of mental health nursing in the risk of suicide, self-harm and occupational violence
- Incorporating recovery focussed care and strengths focus into mental health nursing practice
- A capacity to engage with issues in contemporary society that impact on and are impacted by specialist mental health nursing practice
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills of the Melbourne graduate and postgraduate coursework student:
1. A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written modes of communication.
2. A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work.
3. Advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship.
4. Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline.
5. Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach.
6. An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline.
7. 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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written assessment
| From Week 2 to Week 5 | 25% |
Written assessment
| Week 7 | 25% |
Written assessment
| Week 9 | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March - Online
Coordinators Bronwyn Tarrant and Cathy Daniel Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 22 March 2021 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 29 March 2021 to 23 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 23 March 2021 Census date 9 April 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 30 May 2021 March contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
140 hours (55 hours assessments, 85 hours content)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Elder, R. and Evans, K. (2012) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition. Elsevier.
Halpell, B., Cowin, L., Roper, C., Lakeman, R. and Cox, L. (2013). Introducing Mental Health Nursing: A service user-orientd approach, 2nd Edition. A&U. - Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing Course Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Mental Health) Course Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022