Module: Practice Module 1b (Mental Health)

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Practice Module 1b (Mental Health)
Module Code	NS155 (ITS) / NUR1210 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Z-Nursing
Module Co-ordinator	-
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Students must attend a minimum of 80% of their practice placement to undertake a practice assessment

Description

This six week clinical placement module aims to help students to recognise the fundamental needs of people in care in a particular mental health care setting. Students on this placement will be supervised by preceptors to offering hands on care for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression or dementia. Students will also observe nurses offering psychological therapies, building a therapeutic alliances and in the administration of medications.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the fundamental needs of people with mental health problems/difficulties
2. Illustrate an ability to listen and communicate effectively with people experiencing mental health problems.
3. Document and report significant information that relates to the safety or fundamental needs of people in the care of mental health nurses.
4. Identify potential safety hazards in a particular practice setting and take steps to minimise the potential for harm to self and or others.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Clinical placement	210	Students must attend 100% of their practice placement to successfully complete the Placement
Clinical placement	24	Protected reflective time: 4 hours per week
Total Workload: 234

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Portfolio	practice assessment record	100%

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category -

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

Timesheets, portfolios and PARs must be submitted by the due date to be eligible to pass the module (Year 1 Practice modules)