Enrolled Nursing Practice: Mental Health and Addictions

To enable students to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes when working with health consumers in mental health settings to meet the requirements of the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for the enrolled nurse scope of practice.

Information
Course Code	NURS5412
Level	5
Credits	30

Description

The learning outcomes for this course are:

Describe what constitutes mental health for health consumers, family/whanau

Recognise common disorders and assess changes in mood, cognition and perception for the health consumer and family/whanau

Describe the impact of substance use and addiction on health consumers and their family/whanau

Identify changes for health consumers and implement appropriate interventions, including a recovery approach in response to changes in mental health

Explain how stigma and discrimination impact on consumers, family/whanau’s health and wellness

Apply the principles of safe medication storage and administration within the legal framework and institutional policy of the specific clinical setting

Maintain a safe environment for self, health consumers, families/whanau and co-workers

Meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for the enrolled nurse scope of practice