ANP5004 Emergency Mental Health and Reproductive Health Care (FOSCI)

Units 1.0 (Nursing not classified) Band 4

Pre-requisite: The enrolling student must be a registered nurse.

Synopsis

This three module course focuses on the legal parameters of rural and remote practice initially, followed by the emergency management of clients with mental health problems relevant to rural and/or remote contexts. Reproductive health concerns are addressed in the third module of the course, together with appropriate nursing responses to clients and their partners (where appropriate) in the face of a reproductive health problems. The course also provides the opportunity for registered nurses to demonstrate advanced competence in communication skills and collaborative practice. Students are required to complete up to eight days of clinical experience, one week in a mental health unit and three days at a sexual/reproductive health clinic as part of this course.