HEMTL6000 Mental Health Nursing Practice 1
The purpose of this unit is to prepare registered nurses for specialist nursing practice with an in-depth understanding of mental health practice. This unit will extend specialist knowledge and skills for safe and effective mental health nursing care in a strength-based framework. You will examine mental health classification systems in practice and develop advanced skills for evidence based mental health assessments and the formulation of person centred recovery oriented nursing care Students will be provided with opportunities to develop sound clinical reasoning in the holistic care of individual¿s experiencing mental illness and their families. This unit provides an introduction to mental health assessment for health practitioners working in generalist or mental health settings.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $1,164
2025 grandfathered contribution amount^ $1,164