Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: NURS5284C

Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)

Course Contact: Leeanne Mond

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837

Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Erica O’Donoghue

+61 3 9925 7573

Erica.O’Donoghue@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

NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES

Course Description

This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the nursing care and management of consumers with 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

Element:

2. Respond appropriately to signs of mental illness

Element:

3. Contribute to planning care for consumers with mental health issues

Element:

4. Contribute to the care of a consumer with a mental health disorder

Element:

5. Assist evaluation of outcomes of planned nursing actions

Element:

6. Provide and maintain a safe working environment


Learning Outcomes


At the end of this unit students should be able to:

  • Address requirements of the state/territory Mental Health Act
  • Respond appropriately to signs of mental illness
  • Contribute to planning care for consumers with mental health issues
  • Contribute to the care of a consumer with a mental health disorder
  • Assist in evaluation of outcomes of planned nursing actions
  • Provide and maintain a safe working environment


Details of Learning Activities

           

Classroom Power Points

Class activities

Class Videos

Clinical Placement


Teaching Schedule

 As per Student Timetable Matrix located on Blackboard          

Lesson 1  Introduction to Mental Health

Lesson 2  Understanding The Mental Health Act

Lesson 3  Understanding Mental Illness :Part 1

Lesson 4  Understanding Mental Illness :Part 2

Lesson 5   Understanding Mental Illness : Part 3

Lesson 6  Mental Health Assessment

Lesson 7  Risk Assessment

Lesson 8  Management of Mental Health Disorders

Lesson 10  Pharmacology


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

                    Elder, R., Evans, K., Nizette, D. (2012) 3rd Ed. Psychiatric and mental Health nursing. Sydney. Elsevier Mosby


References


Other Resources

           

Library

eLearning


Overview of Assessment

Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:

  • Written assessment 
  • Clinical Placement


Assessment Tasks

 Class Workbork           

 Case Study

 Care Plan

Clinical Placement (100% attendance) satisfactory

Students will need to achieve a ’satisfactory’ for each assessment task tod attain a COMPETENT result for overall achievement of this unit.


Assessment Matrix

             

As per Student Assessment Schedule located on Blackboard

Other Information

           

Assessment Information

Please refer to RMIT assessment policy for, Special Consideration, extensions of time, equitable assessment arrangements and future assessment adjustments. www.rmit.edu.au/browse:ID=ad)oa9uc111 (unresolved)

Additional Information

 Re-submission of written work, or other assessments, (once only, Excluding exams) can be granted on recommendation from the teacher and approval 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.edy\u.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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