| CODE | NUR1304 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Care of People with Mental Health Illness | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mental Health | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit explores different aspects of the care of adults with mental health problems as well as providing an introduction to several other related, but not predicated, study-units within the 1st year (Introduction to Counselling Skills in Mental Health, Foundations in Mental Health Nursing (1) ). Topics covered include: - Managing acute care problems; - Psychiatric conditions of the adult – psychosis and neurosis; - Managing patient groups on mixed diagnosis units; - Dealing with difficult situations – violence and aggression, absconding, psychiatric emergencies; - Use of nursing process applied to the acute care setting; - Integrated care pathways; - Relationships and communication with acutely ill adults; - Initial Psychopharmacology related to adult mentally ill patients; - Use of therapeutic processes, counselling and psychodynamics; - Use of group work; - Occupation and involvement; - Physical wellness; - Recovery process; - Patient inclusion; - Use of evidence based materials. Study-unit Aims: To provide students with information detailing the various types of conditions and mental health problems associated with the acute mentally ill individual. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Provide the student with an overview of the issues relating to nursing in an acute adult care setting; - Explore strengths and weaknesses in personal care skills; - Identify the management issues related to acute care; - Explore personal strategies for managing acute mental health problems. 2. Skills: : By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate care performance; - Develop baseline skills in the care of an adult with a mental health problem. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Norman, I & Ryrie, I (2004) The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: a textbook of principles and practice. Open University Press. UK. - Hall, J & Howard, D (2006) Integrated Care Pathways in Mental Health. Churchill Livingstone. UK. - Newell, R & Gournay, K (2009) Mental Health Nursing: an evidence-based approach. (2nd Ed) UK. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-05873-3. - Magro, C & Macelli, N (2012). Il-Kwiekeb fid-Dlam Jixeghlu. Mental Health Association. Malta. - Magro, C & Macelli, N (2015). Bdoti fil-Maltemp. Mental Health Association. Malta. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NUR1305 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paulann Grech |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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