MHN5160 Advanced Mental Health Nursing 2

Requisites

Pre-requisite: MHN5120 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MMHN or PMHN

Synopsis

This course builds on the learning about theoretical perspectives, the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health workforce and the ACMHN Standards of Practice for Australian Mental Health Nurses 2010 in MHN5120. The nurses' understanding of mental illness and the conventional psychological interventions, physical treatments and psychopharmacology as well as current issues, such as, mainstreaming and integration will be explored. They will be enabled to critically evaluate alternative, holistic and empowering approaches to the care of clients from across the lifespan in a range of settings including community, rehabilitation, acute inpatient and specialty areas, with an emphasis on inter-cultural care. Students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and develop the related skills and attitudes appropriate when working with a person with a mental illness utilising the theoretical perspectives and standards of practice covered in MHN5120.

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