nsg4amh assessment mental health
ASSESSMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE
NSG4AMH
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
Mental health nurses are required to undertake comprehensive assessment as the basis for care planning, implementation and evaluation. This unit will take a lifespan approach and introduce the concepts of assessment using a biopsychosocial model. Emphasis will be placed on early detection of mental health symptoms and on the development of skills to work collaboratively with consumers, carers and other health providers to develop a comprehensive care plan.
SchoolSchool of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points20
Subject Co-ordinatorKatherine Emond
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjects NSG42AMH NSG41AMH
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioural Sciences Clinical Psychiatry (10th edn) | Recommended | Kaplan, H, Sadock, B & Grebb, J. | WILLIAMS AND WILKINS, BALTIMORE. (2007) |
| 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) |
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