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1Course Overview
Principles of Mental Health Nursing Level 3
Course code: OSC1199
Learn all of the skills and knowledge you need to know about the principles of mental health nursing from home!
- Understand the basic principles of mental health nursing practice
- Be able to apply basic mental health nursing principles to practical contexts
- Recognise core values and standards associated with basic mental health nursing practice and support
- Discover psychological and social aspects of mental health nursing practice and mental health conditions
- Discuss the development of mental health nursing principles
- Describe key legislation and policy that currently governs all nursing and care practice
This course will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free.
All your course materials will be delivered to you by post or email, so it couldn’t be simpler. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!
Start your journey and develop your skills and knowledge today and join over 75,000 students that already have!
2Course Content
Unit 1: Context, values, principles and accountability
- History of mental health nursing
- Care values and standards
- Regulatory bodies and organisations
- NHS reform
- Key legislation
- Ethical principles
- Accountability
Unit 2: Mental health, the law, ethics and nursing practice
- The Mental health Act 1983
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- The Equality Act 2010
- Duty of care and the common law of negligence
- Ethics of mental health nursing practice
Unit 3: Assessment and care planning
- How to define assessment
- The scope of assessment
- Methods of assessment
- Assessing the whole self
- Care plans
- Developing a care plan
- Care plans related to assessment
Unit 4: Interventions part 1
- Self-management
- Counselling approaches
- CBT
- Solution focused approaches
Unit 5: Interventions part 2
- Motivational interview
- Working with groups
- Working with families and carers
- Complementary and alternative therapies
Unit 6: Psychopharmacology in mental health
- Antipyschotics
- Antidepressants
- Mood stabilisers
- Anxiolytics and hypnotics
- Medicines for specific conditions
- Adverse effects and monitoring
- Standards of medicine administration in mental health nursing
- Routes of administration, timing and dose
- Benefits and adverse effects of medication
3Other Information
Assessment
This course is assessed by a series of assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required. You are required to do some of your own research.
Course Duration
This course will take you 12 months to complete. This gives you well over enough time to complete your studies.
Study Method
This course will enable you to work when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted to you. You will also receive our award-winning support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course Outcome
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Open Study College has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.
Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
4Q&As
Your Questions Answered
What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
You do not need any previous skills or knowledge to enrol onto this course.
Is there a time limit for this course?
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. It is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle and other commitments.
What is included in the cost of the course?
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV writing service
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Open Study College pen and highlighter
- *Student study planner
- *Student notebook
- *Document wallet
* Not included with the online study option
How do I get my work assessed?
You will send your work to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will achieve Mental Health Nurse Level 3.
What happens if I lose my course pack?
It’s not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
What if I still have questions?
That’s not a problem. We want to make sure you’re 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our Student Support Team a call on 03300 563 100 and they’ll do their best to help.
