309854 (v.1) Mental Health Nursing Practice 562

Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0

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Clinical Practice:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	Mental health nursing practice and assessement. Professional communication, partnerships model of care, helping/therapeutic relationships, advocacy. Social justice, human rights, legal, moral, ethical and multicultural issues. Psychopharmacology. Clinical protocols, pathways and information systems used in mental health. Professional accountability and autonomy. Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc standards of practice and the national practice standards for the mental health workforce.

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Field of Education:	060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster:	12 - Nursing
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Pass/Fail
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