300736 (v.2) Psychiatric Nursing Practice 326

Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact Hours:

13.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Clinical Practice:

1 x 140 Hours Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

300733 (v.2) Family Nursing Practice 325 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

300739 (v.2) Nursing Bioscience 346

Mental health assessment. Nurse as a therapeutic agent. Communication and therapeutic relationship. Counselling. Crisis Intervention. Treatment modalities. Debriefing. Legal, ethical and consumer issues. Group interaction. Family Dysfunction related to mental illness. Community and family issues. Mental health rehabilitation. Chronic illness. Ageing and psychiatric behaviours. Mental health promotion. Forensic nursing. Analysis of issues related to research and treatment.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	Y	Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y
2003	Central West TAFE Geraldton	Semester 1	Y
2003	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 2	Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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