School Of Nursing And MidwiferyTheoretical Perspectives/Interventions Mental Health NursingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400221.2
Discipline: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students are required to be registered nurses with a basic knowledge of mental health, mental illness, and assessment processes, augmented with experience in mental health settings.
About this Unit
This unit is designed to extend students' knowledge of nursing theory as it applies to mental health nursing. The unit focuses on the application of theoretical and conceptual frameworks to mental health nursing practice. Students will examine the influence of other disciplines on nursing theory, current trends in mental health nursing theory, and societal influences on nursing theory development. Students will develop skills in identifying the concepts and theories that inform specific nursing interventions and in critically analysing current nursing theories and concepts from a mental health perspective.