NURBN2024 Nursing Practice 4: Mental Health Nursing
The unit introduces students to contemporary mental health nursing concepts involving a recovery-focused and lifespan-based approach to mental health care. This unit will provide foundational mental health knowldege across the lifespan and diverse settings. This includes assessment skills, communication, and pharmacology principles. The unit will also emphasize the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act and its focus on Rights-Based objectives and principles, views and preferences of people living with mental illness or psychophysical distress, families, carers and supporters. Students will develop a begining level of confidence and competence in caring for the person with mental health conditions during from the consolidation of engaging in active learning sessions, simulation and clincial placement activities. The unit is underpinned by the current 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 unit contains 80 hours Clincial Placement
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* $578
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $578
Grandfathered contribution amount - 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 Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways 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.
