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Overview

In this subject students will build on their knowledge and skills in mental health nursing practice. The subject emphasises advanced and specialist practice in mental health nursing. Students will develop cognitive and technical skills that demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge of underlying principles and theoretical concepts … For more content click the Read more button below.

Portfolio

Science, Health & Engineering (Pre 2022)

School

La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)

Subject coordinator

Phillip Maude

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

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Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities
Work based learning (placement):Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Self sourced
Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject
Total hours/days required:

No minimum hours required

Location of work based learning:Flexible
Work based learning additional requirements:

Students must seek out opportunities to link theoretical learning to practice.

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Critically evaluate available evidence to inform your mental health nursing practice.
2.
Make accurate mental health nursing assessments & develop reasonable and justifiable inferences in complex scenarios.
3.
Critically reflect on your mental health nursing practice and determine how to reframe this practice to meet mental health nursing practice requirements.
4.
Utilise analytical, problem solving, planning & evaluation skills to inform your advanced mental health nursing practice.
5.
Generate effective communication skills to effectively and sensitively work with colleagues, people accessing mental health services and the public in accordance with professional ethical standards.

Learning activities

Students will participate in summative and formative activities including online lectures, reflective activities, participation with peers,
analysis of case studies and scenarios online, online skills sessions, online quizzes, written assessments and an oral presentation.

Enrolment rules

Assumed knowledge