4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) Mental Health Nursing
NU3P02 -Introducation to the Needs of Specialist Client Groups (5 ECTS)
Learning Outcomes
Following completion of this module the student should be able to:
- Discuss the role of the nurse and the multidisciplinary team working in child and adolescent services, secure environments, intellectual disabilities services and maternal mental health services
- Discuss mental health problems related to specific client groups
- Explore and discuss how adjustment and major life transitions impact on these specialist groups
- Describe the current structures and service provision for child and adolescent and family services, forensic mental health, maternal and intellectual disabilities in Ireland.
- Discuss the role and scope of practice of the nurse in specialist settings
- Explore the priorities of care and describe the role of the nurse when caring for these specialist groups
Module Learning Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce the student to specialist client groups in nursing practice. Central
to the module is the concept of needs and diversity amongst individuals and how this impacts on nursing
and health care. Contemporary issues within each specialist client group will be addressed.
This module will provide an introduction to the specialist areas - Child & Adolescence Mental Health,
Forensic psychiatry, maternal mental health and Persons with an Intellectual Disability. It endeavors to
give the student the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of the key issues, skills
and competencies required as a mental health nurse in these areas.
Recommended Reading List
Essential Reading
- Barker, P. (Ed.) (2003) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Craft of Caring. London: Hodder Arnold.
- Norman, I. and Ryie, I. (eds) (2004) The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: A Textbook of Principles and Practice. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Recommended Reading
- Kelly F. & Kelly C. (2011) Annual Report of the National Learning Disability Database Committee 2010. Health Services Research Board. Dublin.
- Carr, A. (1999) The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology: A Contextual Approach. London: Routledge.
- Fraser, D.M. and Cooper, M.A. (eds) (2003) Myles Textbook for Midwives. 14th Edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
- Hollin, C.R. (1989) Psychology and Crime: An Introduction to Criminological Ireland: Discussion Paper. Dublin: Mental Health Commission.
- Raghavan R. & Patel P. (2005) Learning Disabilities and Mental Health A Nursing Perspective. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
- Robinson, D. and Kettles, A. (eds) (2000) Forensic Nursing and Multidisciplinary Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender. London: Jessica Kingsley.
- Rutter, M. and Rutter, M. (1993) Developing Minds: Challenge and Continuity Across the Lifespan. London: Penguin.
- Rutter, M. and Taylor, E. (2005) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (eds) 4th Edition. Oxford: Blackwell.Stationary Office.
- Stuart, G.W. and Laraia, M.T. (2005) Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. 8th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby. Unit 6 Special Populations in Psychiatry.
* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.