Unit Outline

This unit builds upon CNA740 Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Theory 1. The unit explores key issues in mental health nursing including recovery-oriented practice, mental health promotion, and the integration of lived-experience perspectives. You will critically examine recovery-oriented mental health nursing practice in relation to a wide range of acute and community settings and sub-specialty practice areas. You will also consider key principles underpinning clinical practice development and how they support the development of your own clinical practice development plan.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Critically appraise contemporary mental health research to inform appropriate recovery-oriented care strategies for a range of healthcare contexts and life stages.
2.	Critique a range of key mental health practice issues as they relate to the acute care and community contexts.
3.	Evaluate strategies used as primary prevention interventions related to mental health.
4.	Critically evaluate contemporary issues and practices relating to the role of the mental health nurse in mental health sub-specialist areas.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CNA740

Alterations as a result of student feedback

This unit has been redeveloped by clinical experts in consultation with educational designers, including review of intended learning outcomes, unit description, assessment tasks and learning content to enhance the quality of the unit.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Presentation	Week 5	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Online Discussions & Submissions	Week 8	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Practice Development Planning	Week 13	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Presentation

Task Description:

You will be required to prepare and record an oral presentation discussing a mental health recovery strategy within your practice setting and your critical appraisal of the literature on this strategy.

Task Length:

6 - 8 minute video and 1200 word transcript

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Review the chosen mental health recovery strategy as it applies to clinical practice.	LO1, LO2
2	Critically appraise the scholarly literature relevant to the recovery strategy.	LO1
3	Discuss the role of the mental health nurse in using the strategy to support recovery.	LO2, LO4
4	Communicate ideas and research findings in a manner consistent with academic expectations and appropriate for a professional audience.	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 2: Online Discussions & Submissions

Task Description:

This assessment requires you to research an aspect of mental health nursing practice and to share your knowledge and evaluation of the literature with your fellow students in your allocated discussion group. You will then contribute to an online discussion topic submitted by a peer before submitting a final piece for grading.
Directions are provided in the Assessment Resource folder in MyLO.

Task Length:

800 words (discussion and summary paper)

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Engage with your peers regarding the sub-speciality in the discussion forum.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Outline the role of the mental health nurse within the sub speciality area.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Critically analyse key issues as they relate to mental health nursing practice in the sub-speciality area.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Communicate ideas and research findings in a manner consistent with academic expectations and appropriate for a professional audience.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Practice Development Planning

Task Description:

Conduct and document a review of relevant literature to inform the development of a plan that could be used to enable your own practice development in relation to a relevant area (practice setting, service or issue) of interest. Your plan will outline an evidence-informed approach to enabling the development of your capacity in a relevant area of interest. Your plan will include critical discussion of your practice development planning, and analysis of issues that may arise should you implement your plan in future.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Conduct and document a literature review to support the process and specific strategies underpinning a practice development plan.	LO1, LO3
2	Design a plan, outlining the evidence-informed actions that you could take to develop your practice in relation to a relevant area of interest.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Critically analyse key issues related to the development and possible implementation of your plan .	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Communicate ideas and research findings in a manner consistent with academic expectations.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes and achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.