C11106v3 Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing

Overview

This course is designed to provide registered nurses with the knowledge, expertise and competencies for advanced practice in mental health nursing.

Registered nurses wanting to develop and extend their knowledge of mental health nursing practice will find this course an effective means of professional and personal development.

Course aims

The course is designed to prepare mental health nurses who:

• have the knowledge, skills and understandings to practise safely and competently in a variety of mental health care settings
• demonstrate an understanding of the experience of the consumer and the ability to work in collaboration with consumers in their care
• have the capacity to work effectively as members of a multidisciplinary team
• critically examine and appraise their own practice and develop and modify their approaches as necessary
• actively contribute to the professional development of others
• value research processes in their day-to-day practice, and
• are committed to the development of the discipline of mental health nursing.

Career options

Career options include positions in mental health nursing.

Articulation

Additional admission requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in nursing or equivalent tertiary qualification. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but who have recent relevant work experience may also be considered eligible (such applicants must present evidence of a capacity to undertake tertiary study).

Applicants are also expected to have had at least one year's full-time professional employment in nursing and are normally expected to have concurrent employment in their area of specialty.

Additional recognition of prior learning

Students who successfully complete a university-approved mental health transition program are eligible to apply for exemption from up to 6 credit points (Specialty Clinical Practice).

Course duration and attendance

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.

Course structure

Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising four specified subjects.

Course completion requirements

Other information

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