Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast, Rozelle - Sydney
Introduction
Mental Health 1 introduces you to mental health and mental ill-health in the context of nursing practice. The unit emphasises evidence-based, person-centred, and trauma-informed approaches to care that are guided by Recovery-model principles. Historical, sociological and legal insights are considered in order to contextualise contemporary experiences of mental ill-health and its variations across the lifespan. Common co-occurring problems of physical ill-health, intellectual disability, and substance misuse are examined. The unit emphasises the importance of communication skills and therapeutic alliance to underpin assessment and support Recovery.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Mental Health 1 |
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| Unit code | NUR137 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Denise McGarry |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | This unit is delivered in a blended delivery mode comprising of face-to-face intensives as well as content delivered online via MyLO (My Learning Online). You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning. You can interact with the online content at any time, which will be in a modularised format. Online tutorials/webinars will provide further opportunity to engage with All Intensives in the Bachelor of Nursing Science are condensed face to face campus experiences. Intensives are usually scheduled between Monday and Friday (see individual unit calendars). Intensives provide an opportunity for -student engagement, networking with staff and peers, intra-professional and inter-professional learning opportunities and engaging with guest speakers. Intensives are designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply theory to practice and develop your skills in the practice of nursing. The Intensives provide a key role in facilitating the development of your skills, knowledge and understanding. This is in preparation for both your upcoming Professional Experience Placements and your ongoing engagement in the Bachelor of Nursing Science. Attendance at PEP is mandatory. In the interests of both personal and public safety, as a registered nursing student with AHPRA you have a professional responsibility and duty as part of your regulatory obligations to ensure the provision of safe and effective nursing care to the public. Therefore, your attendance at intensives is required and non-attendance will result in the cancellation of PEP and a delay in course completion. Whilst the unit provides a weekly guide, it is expected that you set your own goals to meet the unit learning outcomes. You are however, expected to have engaged with the relevant online learning activities before you attend the Intensives. |
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| Assessment | Test or quiz 20 randomly selected questions completed in 30 minutes, Weight: 10% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | O’Hagan, M. 2014, Madness made me: a memoir, Open Box, New Zealand. Foster, K; Marks, P; O’Brien, AJ & Raeburn, T (2021): Mental Health in Nursing, 5th ed, Elsevier, Melbourne (e-text available) |
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