HNN301 - Mental Health and Wellbeing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Sally Buchanan-Hagen
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329
Previously:Mental Health Promotion
Campus contact:

Burwood (Melbourne): Glenna Guiriba
Warrnambool: Sally Buchanan-Hagen
CBD/NIKERI Institute: Mardhie Coleman

Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in: H326, H329, D381, D387: Must have passed all units in HNN215, HNN217, HNN222, HNN227
Students enrolled in D355: Must have passed all units in HNN215, HNN222, HNN227

Note: Enrolled and/or Internationally qualified nurses may have altered prerequisite requirements. If required, course advice can be sought from health-enquire@deakin.edu.au

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit.

This will include 12 hours synchronous learning activities and 12 hours of guided asynchronous learning activities.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 1 - 3 and 9 - 11

Note:

*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only.

Content

This unit forms part of the Critical Understandings Cluster. In this unit students will have the opportunity to extend their knowledge of mental health issues and nursing practice by exploring the social, economic, environmental, and political factors that influence mental health.

A key focus is contemporary mental health issues and the identification of risk and protective factors, early intervention strategies, and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing of self and others.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Examine contemporary factors that impact mental health and wellbeing, including factors impacting nurses’ mental health and wellbeing.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Implement strategies that promote mental health and wellbeing of self and others.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Evaluate the role of the nurse in ensuring capability for practice of self and others.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Assignment Equivalent to 2000 words 50%
  • Refer to unit site
Assessment 2: Group Activity Information not yet available 50%
  • Refer to unit site

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNN301 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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