Undergraduate Course: Mental Health and Wellbeing (NUST08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will begin by situating mental health and well-being at the population level. An understanding of mental health and illness and its impact on the individual and the wider community will be developed. The nature of nursing interventions for people with mental illness will be explored. A central aim of the course is the development of those communication skills that nurses will require to support people with mental health problems in a range of settings. |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The ability to locate mental health problems within a preventative paradigm of mental health and wellbeing
The ability to understand the patient / client experience of mental illness and understand varying dependency needs in all aspects of living with mental health issues
An increasing understanding of the therapeutic nature of nursing and care interventions
The ability to apply the concepts and skills introduced in year 1 to understanding the need for a holistic nursing approach in both physical and mental health care delivery
The ability to integrate theoretical and practice centred learning in relation to the key concepts of mental health care
Increasing competence in communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in relation to self-awareness and sensitive communication with people who have mental health problems |
Assessment Information
| Course paper confined to within 2,500-3,000 words based upon the formative learning of the reflective practice diaries. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Deborah Ritchie
Tel: (0131 6)50 3894
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Course secretary | Miss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
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