School Of Nursing And MidwiferyMental Health Assessment and ApplicationWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400217.2
Discipline: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students must be registered nurses with a basic knowledge of mental health, mental illness, and assessment processes at undergraduate level, augmented with experience in mental health settings.
About this Unit
Assessment is an essential component of the nurse/client interaction in mental health/psychiatric nursing. Effective nursing depends on comprehensive, accurate, systematic and continuous data collection. This assists the nurse and client to accurately identify and document critical client issues and formulate management strategies. This unit prepares the student in the area of mental health assessment, in identifying the factors that affect individual/family mental health and applying this knowledge to decisions about appropriate interventions.