The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing is a 36-unit course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Applicants must be registered general nurses or registered mental health/psychiatric nurses, hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution and hold a current practising certificate. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge, clinical skills and competencies in the field of mental health nursing, making them eligible to seek employment in mental health nursing settings.
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
A student must pass the practice component of any topic in order to receive a passing grade for that topic. A student may at any time be precluded or removed from a clinical placement.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within two consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purpose of the University#39;s Policy on Student Progress.
Except with the permission of the Faculty Board, the program must be completed full-time in two consecutive semesters or part-time in four consecutive semesters.
Not all elective topics will be available in any given year or semester.
31.5 units comprising
NURS9120 Evidence-based Clinical Practice (4.5 units)
NURS9126 Leadership in Health Studies (4.5 units)
NURS9533 Primary Health Care for Mental Health (4.5 units)
NURS9539 Mental Health Nursing Practice 1 (9 units)
NURS9540 Mental Health Nursing Practice 2 (9 units)
Select 4.5 units from the following topics
NURS9218 Approaches to Research Designs (4.5 units)
NURS9518 Independent Study (4.5 units)*
NURS9621 Epidemiology for Nurses and Midwives (4.5 units)
NURS9709 Advanced Nursing Assessment (4.5 units)
NURS9710 The 3 Ds Dementia, Delirium and Depression (4.5 units)
NURS9711 Advanced Communication (4.5 units)
*NURS9518 Independent Study is a recommended elective for the exploration of research in a particular area of interest in mental health.
Students may, in consultation with the Course Coordinator, select other postgraduate topics offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences as their elective.
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