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Course description

This course is designed to enable students to implement knowledge and skill developed during specialist mental health nursing knowledge and skill courses. Students undertake 200 hours of mental health nursing practice, of which a minimum of 100 hours takes the form of provision of direct nursing care to clients. Other activities appropriate for this course include observation of the practice of more experienced mental health nurses, participation in team meetings, individual or group supervision or other clinical case discussions and record keeping. All practice hours are undertaken under an approved preceptorship arrangement and must include a minimum of 15 hours of clinical supervision. The full 200 hours or some proportion thereof may be undertaken in the student's own workplace, subject to access to appropriate practicum experience and suitable supervision arrangements.

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