INTERVENTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE
NSG4IMH
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
In this unit students are given the opportunity to implement evidence-based interventions in primary, secondary and tertiary settings for specific mental disorders that are relevant to the consumers life-stage. Mental health nurses are required to provide evidence-based treatment, rehabilitation and support services that prevent relapse and promote recovery. These treatments are provided across the lifespan and are delivered in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of individuals and their family.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 20
Subject Co-ordinator: Katherine Emond
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: NSG42IMH NSG41IMH
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Management of Mental Disorders (4th Edn) | Recommended | Treatment Protocol Protocol | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SYD:AUST(2004) |
| Readings | Mental Health in Australia; Collaborative Community Practice (2nd Edn) | Recommended | Meadows, G, Singh, B, Grigg, M (Eds) | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, SOUTH MELBOURNE. (2007) |