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NUR2225 · Monash University

Mental health nursing and midwifery practice contexts

Credit points
6
Level
2
Workload
—
Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

What it covers

Mental health conditions are common worldwide and are a national health priority in Australia. People experiencing mental health conditions can present to any healthcare setting, therefore nurses and midwives require the skills to engage in meaningful therapeutic relationships to work effectively with people with a mental health condition, carers, families and their supporters. You will develop an understanding of therapeutic skills to support holistic assessment and identify appropriate interventions in order to provide person-centred and recovery focused care to promote positive outcomes for service users. Clinical placement will provide you with the opportunity for translation of theory to the clinical practice environment.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Final scheduled assessment (2 hours and 10 minutes)Examination40%
Case study analysis and reflection (1,850 words)Written30%
Clinical placement (120 hours)hurdleWork integrated30%

Hurdle tasks must be passed regardless of your overall mark.

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterPeninsulaImmersive
ClaytonImmersive
First semester (extended)PeninsulaImmers-blk
ClaytonImmers-blk