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92335 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Mental Health Nursing

6cp; workshops/seminars: 4hpw (blended), 80 clinical hours
Requisite(s): (92014 Role Transition and Professional Identity OR 92014 Role Transition and Professional Identity OR ((92313 Assessment and Therapeutics in Health Care 1 OR 92314 Assessment and Therapeutics in Health Care 2)))
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate

Mental health has traditionally developed from a strong custodial model of care, dominated by a biomedical approach to treatment and management. Contemporary mental health nursing practice embraces a more holistic approach to care. This requires the nurse to examine and focus on a range of approaches and inter-professional models of care to ensure that consumers have the best chance in their recovery journeys. Contemporary mental health care must acknowledge the many forces that exist in society that impact on and shape the delivery of care. In this subject students have the opportunity to explore and examine a diverse variety of issues related to mental health with the opportunity to test the theoretical claims of this subject in a range of clinical settings.

Typical availability

Spring semester, Kuring-gai campus


Detailed subject description.

Fee information

  • 2013 contribution for commencing Commonwealth-supported students: $733 (Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2010 should consult the Fees Calculator by Subject for relevant student contribution charges for Commonwealth-supported students. Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth-supported places.)
  • 2013 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2625 (Note: Fees for postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the annual fees schedule.)
  • Subject EFTSL: 0.125

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at access conditions and My Student Admin.