Overview

•• Socially inclusive practise. • Recognising one’s own values and beliefs and potential impact upon communication with others. • Understanding values and treatment preferences • Informed choice • Challenging assumptions and oppression which surround different groups. • Recognising and responding appropriately to communication difficulties/differences • Language and cultural competence awareness and application to practice across the lifespan. • Engaging with, supporting and responding effectively to people experiencing mental distress – preferred choices and technologies to support patient-centred care which enhance quality and safety. • Recovery-focused approach including opportunities for employment, productive occupation, education, training, leisure and recovery capital. • Principles of care planning – using the evidence base. • Systematic nursing assessments and frameworks including risk assessment which include physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, genetic and environmental assessment factors. • Psychometric assessment tools. • Clinical observation. • Responding positively and proactively to people who are at risk of suicide and self-harm. • Conflict resolution and de-escalation. • Support and therapeutic interventions for people across the lifespan experiencing acute and critical mental health problems. • Bio-psychosocial interventions. • Evidence based psychological and psychosocial individual and group interventions. • Recognising and interpreting signs of normal and deteriorating mental and physical health. • Early intervention • Systemic approaches to mental health care - key aspects of working with families, children and young people • Working with people hearing voices. • Changing health needs during different life stages including progressive illness and death. • Loss and bereavement. • Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children. • Essential first aid and incident management • Inter-professional/multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working and professional boundaries • Theories and models of health promotion and health education • The promotion of mental health for all and preventing mental health problems in at-risk groups. • Promoting public health principles, priorities and practice working to improve health and well-being. • Service user and carer involvement and therapeutic engagement, balancing the need for safety with positive risk-taking. • Non- expert positions. • Working with the individual who has experienced abuse and trauma. • Recognising and meeting the needs of the older person. • Working with challenging behaviour. • Psychopharmacology, numeracy and medicines management

Learning Outcomes

• 1.Discuss mental health nursing in different contexts, taking into account culture, diversity, individual and group differences.

• 2.Discuss and apply appropriate models and or frameworks of health and wellbeing in the context of mental health practice

• 3.Apply appropriate theories of communication across the practice setting to build professional and therapeutic relationships

• 4.Discuss and demonstrate the application of the knowledge and skills required for safe, compassionate and effective nursing practice

• 5.Demonstrate the numerical skills and ability to perform drug calculations for safe administration of medicines