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Curricular information is subject to change
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate appropriate use of interpersonal skills (initiating interactions, questioning, active listening and responding, limited self-disclosure, therapeutic presence, challenging, facilitative and authoritative interventions) and the concept of recovery and strengths-based approach to mental health nursing.
2. Demonstrate the skill of assessing service users' physical, psychological and social needs, reporting and recording same.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and principles underpinning medication management.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of Adverse Childhood Events and potential links with mental illness and Trauma Informed Care as a collaborative and respectful means of therapeutic intervention.
5. Demonstrate ability to critically reflect on the nursing student caring response to service users with a mental illness.
Review and deeper exploration of mental disorders (Anxiety, Depression, Mood/Bipolar disorders, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders)
Review and enhancement of communication skills including more advanced communication skills such as supportive challenging/confronting / reflecting feeling
Nursing interventions for mental health nursing including nursing values, Strength Based and Recovery approach to care
A unit on Medication Management (Oral, Injections and O2 therapy)
Lectures/ seminars on Adverse Childhood Experiences and their impact;
Clinical skill work on interventions relative to the above with a focus on meeting a person's nutritional and hygiene needs, establishing rapport, motivation, using empathy.
Student's choice - students indicate up to 2 subjects they wish to gain more theoretical knowledge of or practical experience of.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Practical | 12 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 32 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 57 |
| Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project: Submit a Concept map/Mindmap based on the provided scenario indicating care issues, nursing interventions/skills required, treatment options and legislation | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 50 |
| Presentation: Submit via Brightspace a 6 minute self-recorded video presentation of you giving a handover based on the given scenario as per instructions provided | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 50 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
When you have completed your Video presentation and Concept Map you will receive individualised feedback via Brightspace. This will include a nominal grade. Please note that all grades are preliminary and may be subject to change until approved and ratified by the Examination Board.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Sandra Connell | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Timothy Frawley | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Corina Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |