Unit Outline

Mental Health introduces you to mental health and mental ill-health in the context of contemporary nursing practice. The unit emphasises person-centred approaches to care, and highlights frameworks and guiding principles such as recovery oriented and trauma informed practice, as well as legislation. You will explore a range of mental health and the co-occurrence of physical health concerns, substance use and intellectual disability. You will be introduced to a range of therapeutic interventions, and assessment frameworks, tools and skills to support the care and attainment of mental wellbeing across clinical milieu and the lifespan, before examining the contribution of mental health nursing to the health and well-being of the community.

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	Explore the range of experiences and challenges that comprise mental health and ill-health.
2	Apply evidence-informed tools in the assessment, provision of care, and communication of mental ill-health.
3	Discuss recovery, human rights and social justice principles to support and advocate for individuals who experience mental ill-health.
4	Analyse the nursing role within contemporary mental health care and service delivery.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

As a result of student feedback, significant changes have been made to the content and assessments in this 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:	Reflection	Week 3	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Clinical skills Assessment	Week 6	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Health Information Resource	Week 13	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Reflection

Task Description:

In this assessment task, you will explore and reflect on your perceptions of mental health and mental ill-health. Using a structured reflection tool/framework you will reflect on your thoughts, feelings and assumptions in relation to mental health and mental ill health.
After reviewing your reflection, you then need to formulate two (2) questions for our panel discussion.

Task Length:

500-word reflection plus 2 questions

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on personal perceptions of mental health and mental ill health.	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Identify sources of assumption and biases.	LO1, LO3
3	Develop two questions for the panel discussion	LO3, LO4
4	Communicate effectively using a structured reflection tool/framework.	LO2

Assessment Task 2: Clinical skills Assessment

Task Description:

You will examine a first-person account of an individual with the lived experience of mental ill-health.

Task Length:

8 – 10-minute video recording plus 500-word Mental State Examination and summary

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate principles of therapeutic communication and assessment.	LO2
2	Perform and document an Mental State Examination (MSE)	LO2, LO4
3	Identify and document risk in relation to the MSE and case scenario chosen	LO1, LO2
4	Apply critical thinking and reasoning relevant to clinical presentation and your role as the nurse using professional language and frameworks.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Health Information Resource

Task Description:

This assessment task requires you to design an information resource for a specific audience (carer/support network or the individual) and builds on the skills and application of knowledge demonstrated in AT1 and AT2.

You will need to research and reflect upon services available in your area that support the experience of mental ill health with a focus on the case study chosen for AT2.

You will produce an information resource for a carer, support network and/or the individual experiencing mental ill health. This will consider factors such as availability, ease of access and applicability of the service, and reflect on how these services can impact the well-being of the individual as well as their carers and support networks. In your summary you will also need to reflect on how this new knowledge will influence your future practice in caring for the individual specific to the case study chosen.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describes and evaluates each service and connects these with the clinical presentation and findings of the chosen case study.	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Adapt the content appropriately for the intended audience.	LO1, LO2
3	Discuss how services can impact the well-being of carers/individuals.	LO3
4	Critically reflect on how this new knowledge will influence your future practice.	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.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.