Mental Health Nursing

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
NURS 2004
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Course ID
201104
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
2
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

To broaden students' knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to assist people experiencing mental health conditions to achieve optimal health outcomes.

  • Foundations Of Mental Health
  • Clinical Practices In Mental Health
  • Holistic Treatment Approaches And Self Care

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the bio-psycho-social, cultural and historical factors that shape the conceptualisation of mental health, mental illness and mental health care
  • Identify the statutory regulations that apply to people experiencing serious mental illness including legal and ethical aspects of mental health care
  • Explain how recovery values and attitudes and strengths-based approaches comprising of the principles of quality, safety and risk management to inform contemporary person-centred mental health nursing care, including self-care for clinicians
  • Demonstrate the techniques of mental state assessment and risk assessment when conducting a mental health assessment in a simulated environment
  • Apply pathophysiological knowledge of mental health conditions to differentiate between the clinical presentations to inform nursing care and clinical decision making in responding to the mental health needs of a person
  • Identify consumer health care system, services and program responses across the mental health promotion continuum and consumer life span

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

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