Mental Health Nursing Practice 2 (NURS90119)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Apply the core documents in the practice of mental health nursing, for example Recognising and Responding to Deterioration in Mental State (ACSHC, 2014).
• Act within the legal and ethical frameworks, mental health law and professional standards of practice
• Explain the role of lifelong learning, clinical supervision and reflective practice in mental health nursing practice
• Explain the principles of reducing restrictive practices, including the management of clinical aggression and de- escalation techniques
• Participate in the sharing of information with all key stakeholders, including consumer, family/carer and community
• Demonstrate a service improvement or leadership activity that includes planning, implementation and evaluation.

Generic skills

• 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
• Well-developed problem-solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach.
• An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature.
• An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership.