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.
School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
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: NSG42AMH NSG41AMH
Special conditions: N/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) |