School Of Nursing And MidwiferyAdvanced Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice 2Western Sydney University Unit Code: 400860.2
Discipline: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 20
Assumed Knowledge
This is an advanced level clinical nursing unit. Students are expected to be working in situations where they can demonstrate this level of practice. They will have advanced skills in mental health nursing assessment, clinical decision-making and treatment planning; knowledge of mental disorders and illnesses; human response to mental illness; the development of relationships with people with mental illness and their families; and a range of treatments for mental illness.
Incompatible Units
400231 - Advanced Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice 2
Prerequisite
400228 Assessment for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses AND 400858 Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses AND 400859 Advanced Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice 1
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students are working in mental health services at an advanced clinical practice level, and are required to have previously nominated a Primary Supervisor/Mentor/Assessor and a clinical support group.
About this Unit
Students are required to demonstrate the capacity to work autonomously in a mental health setting and to be able to utilise supervision to support achievement of unit learning objectives. Students undertake at least 150 hours supervised advanced clinical practice in assessment, treatment planning and provision of care for clients in a mental health setting. Clinical practice setting supervision is provided by a Primary Supervisor/Mentor/Assessor and a multidisciplinary clinical support group who will support and review the student’s work in respect of working at an advanced level of clinical practice towards the attainment of a Nurse Practitioner qualification. A clinical assessment peer review panel that complies with NMB guidelines will be convened at the end of the session to assess the student’s knowledge, clinical decision-making, understanding of therapeutic interventions including pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents, as well as their capacity to meet all requirements of the National Competency Standards for the Nurse Practitioner.