Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: NURS5283C
Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: Carylin Lenehan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254837
Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Coordinator: Pam Maher
Ph: 9925 4299
Email: Pamela.Maher@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Course Description
Aims to teach the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the care of the client with a mental illness.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN510B Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions |
Element: |
1. Address requirements of the state/territory Mental Health Act |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Explain the concept of mental illness as defined in the Mental Health Act |
Element: |
2. Respond appropriately to signs of mental illness |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify conditions relating to the mental state and behaviour of consumers using broad classifications of mental illness and terms commonly associated with mental health issues |
Element: |
3. Contribute to planning care for consumers with mental health issues |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Participate as a member of the health care team in the management of consumers with mental health issues within the role of Enrolled/Division 2 nurse |
Element: |
4. Contribute to the care of a consumer with a mental health disorder |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Implement nursing interventions of a mental health consumer |
Element: |
5. Assist evaluation of outcomes of planned nursing actions |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Document consumer response to nursing interventions and report to the registered nurse or other appropriate mental health care team member |
Element: |
6. Provide and maintain a safe working environment |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Identify triggers of problem behaviours and within the scope of Enrolled/Division 2 nursing practice, initiate prevention strategies |
Learning Outcomes
The student will have the neccessary knowledge and skills to be able to contribute to the care ot the client with mental illness.
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom teacher delivery
Online activities
Teaching Schedule
Class 1 History
Class 2 Mental Health Act
Class 3 Terms associated with Mental Health
Class 4 Classifications
Class 5 DVD
Class 6 Role of EN
Class 7 Emergency Situations
Class 8 & 9 EN management
Class 10 Effects of Medication
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Elder, R., Evans, K., Nizette, D. (2012) 3rd ed. Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Sydney, Elsevier:Mosby |
References
Other Resources
Blackboard
Internet
Overview of Assessment
Graded assessment is 100% via formal written examination at the final session. Various formative assessments will be administered throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Class activities 20%
Exam 60%
Clinical Placement 20%
Assessment Matrix
See matrix on Blackboard
Other Information
Assessment Information
Please refer to the RMIT assessment policies for, special consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browes:ID=ad)oagg9uc111
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Re-submission of assessment
One further opportunity to demonstrate Clinical Lab competence, will be provided to students if not deemed Satisfactory at the time of clinical assessment.
Re-submission of Written work, or other assessments , (once only. Excluding Exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval by Program Coordinator.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheating in assessment and may occur in oral, written or visual presentations. It is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is your own: http://rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
Turnitin
Is an online service, in to which teachers and students submit student assignments into a large database, via Blackboard, refer Turnitin website
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