Personal and Professional Development for Mental Health Nursing 1

Mental Health Nursing as a unique discipline: Developing professional identity. The history and emergence of Mental Health Nursing as a unique discipline. The organisation of care delivery. Role of the service user as expert. Collaborative care. Role of the NMBI, HSE and MHC.

Responsibilities as a first-year learner. Learning outcomes. NCADs and ECADs. Situating the learner in a care environment.
Professional etiquette, social media and professional boundaries. Code of conduct. Regulated care.

Theoretical foundations for nursing: Mental Health Nursing knowledge, nursing theory and practice. The role and function of a Mental Health Nurse-role descriptions. Career pathways. Academic Scholarship. 

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the emergence of Mental Health Nursing as a profession and the role of NMBI in the professional regulation of nursing. 

2. Discuss the nursing process and nursing models with reference to Mental Health Nursing.

3. Explain the role of reflective practice in Mental Health Nursing.

4. Develop an understanding of care practices within a professional, recovery-orientated and regulatory context including key recovery drivers from the HSE and MHC. 

5. Demonstrate concise and clear written communication skills in accordance with the NMBI (2015) guidance.