Course description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop specialist mental health nursing skills for application in a mental health service setting with supervision from an experienced practitioner . The focus is on the acquisition of skills relevant to speciality practice. Students may complete this course in their own workplace subject to demonstrating appropriateness of the environment for learning activities and suitable supervision arrangements. Students will apply and build upon the theoretical concepts learned in the foundations of mental health nursing and mental health nursing practice in previous semesters. Students undertake 200 hours of mental health nursing practice. Other activities appropriate for this course include observation of the practice of more experienced mental health nurses, participation in team meetings, individual or group supervision or other clinical case discussions and record keeping. All practice hours are undertaken under an approved supervisory arrangement. The full 200 hours or some proportion thereof may be undertaken in the student's own workplace, subject to access to appropriate practicum experience and suitable supervision arrangements.

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