Unit Code: NMH864

Unit Name: Contexts of Mental Health Nursing

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide: 1. Specialist knowledge that is required in mental health nursing, including theories and frameworks of care and how they can be utilised in the provision of care. 2. Roles and responsibilities of the nurse in this specialist area, the importance of practising within scope of practice, adhering to ethical and legal principles when working with clients experiencing mental health related problems will be emphasized. 3. Culture and the spiritual aspect of the client and how they impact the client’ health status will be examined together with contemporary and alternate approaches to aid the recovering client. Furthermore students will learn about the importance of taking care of onself.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1: Appraise the different perspectives of mental health and their impact on people’s attitude towards mental illness. 2: Distinguish the different contexts of mental health care globally and in Fiji in the provision of care. 3: Plan nursing care for client experiencing mental distress using mental health nursing theories /model of care. 4: Analyse the application of ethical principles and legal concepts in the provision of effective and safe mental health nursing care. 5: Demonstrate skills in developing and maintaining therapeutic relationship with clients suffering from mental distress , their families and carers. 6: Critically analyse the impact of self-care and clinical supervision. 7: Discuss the role and function of the mental health nurse as a manager in the delivery of mental health care services . 8: Demonstrate clinical skills in mental health nursing (clinical practice).

Prerequisite: Minimum Entry Requirement.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 20

Offered In: Semester 1