Course description

This is the first of six core nursing courses in the Master of Mental Health Nursing Program. The course aims to provide students with a solid grounding in the theories, legislation, policies and standards that underpin mental health nursing practice. Students will also gain an understanding of the core skills necessary for safe nursing practice, including mental state examination, the assessment and management of risk, communicating with mentally ill clients, and gaining familiarity with the medications used in psychiatry. This course seeks to assist nurses working in the mental health sector to develop their knowledge and understanding of the factors that govern the scope and practice of mental health nurses. Students will examine the role of the mental health nurse in the context of current service delivery models and explore how the scientific evidence supports such a role.

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