Introduction to Mental Health Nursing - HMN3124

Assessment 1: Practice exam/test

Formative assessment will involve practice anatomy and physiology examinations and students will be given the opportunity to practice scenario based clinical assessments in simulation sessions.

Practice exam/test

Assessment 2: In-Class Test

In-Class Test

Assessment 1: In-Class Test

Online anatomy and physiology examination.

Introduction to Child Nursing

HMN3122 - Introduction to Child Nursing

Introduction to Learning Disability Nursing

HMN3123 - Introduction to Learning Disability Nursing

Introduction to Adult Nursing

HMN3121 - Introduction to Adult Nursing

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to have a critical understanding of theory and practice. This will assist you in providing effective person centred support to people with a range of physical, mental and cognitive needs, with a specific focus on people with mental health care needs. You will integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology with psychology, sociology and other relevant disciplines to explore factors that impact on an individual’s health across the lifespan. You will also have the opportunity to develop skills comprising of systematic assessments to inform intervention, including medicines administration and pharmacology.

NMC Future Nurse Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses (2018).

School of Human and Health Sciences

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Nursing

HMN3124 - Introduction to Mental Health Nursing

Introduction to Mental Health Nursing

Critically apply principles of a holistic assessment of physical, mental health and cognitive care needs to the individual in their care. 

Systematically describe and differentiate anatomy and physiology across the lifespan. 

Comprehensively identify how theoretical principles of health promotion and care delivery apply to people in the mental health field. 

Evaluate critically caring approaches to safe and effective person-centred care in mental health nursing. 