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NURBN2024 Nursing Practice 4: Mental Health Nursing

The course introduces students to contemporary mental health nursing concepts involving a recovery-focused and lifespan-based approach to mental health care. The course will provide foundational knowledge around mental health care in various settings, assessment skills, communication, the principles and components of recovery and collaborative relationships with clients in mental health services across the lifespan. The course will also emphasize the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (2022) to be enacted in September 2023, and its focus on Right based objectives and principles, views and preferences of people living with mental illness or psychophysical distress, families, carers and supporters. Students will also gain a beginning knowledge and experience in a mental health clinical practice setting in which they can further develop some of these skills. The course is underpinned by the guiding principles of National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce including rights, responsibilities, safety and privacy, consumer and carer participation, awareness of diversity, early detection and intervention, ethical practice and professional responsibilities This course contains 120 hours Clincial Placement

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Credit points
15
EFTSL
0.125
Band
Band 1
Field of Education
General Nursing (060301)

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).

2026 contribution amount* $592
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $592

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
 
* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website. 

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website. 
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