School Of Nursing And MidwiferyAdvanced Clinical Practice in Mental Health NursingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 401202.2
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.
Equivalent Units
400859 Advanced Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice 1; 400860 Advanced Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice 2
Corequisite
400957 Biological Considerations in Mental Health and Mental Illness for Advanced Practice AND 400228 Assessment for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses AND 400858 Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4745 Master of Mental Health Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) course. It is a requirement that students are working in mental health services at an advanced practice level, must nominate a Primary Mentor and must nominate a clinical panel.
About this Unit
Students are required to demonstrate the capacity to work autonomously in a mental health setting and be able to utilise supervision to support achievement of unit learning outcomes. Students undertake at least 300 hours supervised advanced clinical practice in assessment, treatment planning and provision of care for clients in a mental health setting. Clinical practice supervision and support is provided by a Primary Supervisor/Mentor/Assessor and a multidisciplinary clinical support network who will 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 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 Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice.
Courses| 4745.1 | Master of Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health) | CURRENT |