Foundations of Specialist Mental Health Nursing

Course aim

To advance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of registered nurses to provide evidence-based mental health nursing care consistent with contemporary recovery principles

Course content

Contemporary Mental Health theory and practice; legal and ethical aspects of mental health care; therapeutic engagement and trauma informed care; strengths-based perspectives and solution focused care; professional boundaries; mental illness symptoms and diagnosis including serious mental illness; mental health assessment and risk assessment, suicide management and prevention; de-escalation; person-centred care and recovery, support networks and carers; cultural competence; and reflective practice and self-care; psychopharmacology; standards of mental health nursing

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online	13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.