Master of Science in Nursing: Mental Health Care
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Award title
Master of Science
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Programme duration
26 months
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Validated by
London South Bank University

Entry requirements
Honours Undergraduate Nursing degree (or equivalent)
Registered Nurse with a recognised national nursing authority
You must be a Native English Speaker or have a Prior university qualification via English or have an IELTS 6.5 or equivalent or complete the Cambridge Education Group English Language Assessment
What will I study?

(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- History taking, interview skills, general assessment in mental health
- Bio-psycho-social, spiritual and cultural assessment
- Standardised methods and tools of assessment
- strengths based assessment,
- multi-disciplinary assessment,
- risk assessment,
- recovery assessment
- Differential Diagnosis
- Formulation of individualised care plans
- Role of agencies, family and other supporters in care and treatment plans
(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population
- Interface of physical and mental health
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Substance misuse
- Personality disorders
(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- Non-pharmacological management of mental health issues
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Behavioural Activation.
- Motivational Interviewing
- Drug names and classifications
- Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
- Drug dosing & interactions
- Adverse drug reactions
- Drug administration and management:
- Safe drug administration to non-adherent patients
- Occupational health & drug storing and handling
(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- Child Development: risk and aetiological factors in the development of child/adolescent mental health problems, including prevention and mental health promotion
- Caring for children and adolescents with specific mental health difficulties
- Developing effective therapeutic relationships with children, adolescents, and their families
- Therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents
- Pharmacological interventions with children and adolescents
- Mental Health Emergencies in Children and adolescents
(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- Psychotic Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Pharmacological management of psychosis
- Intellectual Disability
- Community and Social Supports
- Eating Disorders
(20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
Weekly Topics
- Ageing in a mental health context
- Depression in older people
- Caring for people with dementia
- Recovery and person-centred care in older age
- Self-management and self-neglect in older age
- Palliative care, death, and bereavement
Masters Route A – The Research Masters Route
Module 7: Research in Mental Health Care (60 CATS, 600 learning hours)
Masters Route B – The Taught Masters Route
Module 8: Leadership & Management (20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
- Management and leadership theories
- Managing and leading in the context of nursing
- Principles of co-ordination, delegation, supervision, and monitoring of nursing care
- Teamwork, staffing, clinical handover and open disclosure
- Resource Management
- Change Management
Module 9: Clinical Education (20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
- The role of the clinical nurse educator
- Enabling effective learning: theories of learning
- Needs Analysis and Curriculum Design
- Preceptorship and Mentoring
- Assessment Design & Administration
- Learning Technology in Education and Clinical assessment
Module 10: Patient Safety & Quality Improvement (20 CATS, 200 learning hours)
- Principles of Quality in Healthcare
- Principles of Information Systems in Healthcare
- Human Factors in Patient Safety
- Assessment of Quality and Safety
- Auditing and measurement of standards of care
- Action Plans to improve quality and patient safety
Programme benefits
What will you gain from this programme?
The programme aims to:
- Provide you with a comprehensive overview of mental health nursing to provide an academic underpinning for those seeking to deliver care in this field.
- Equip you with the ability to discuss the biopsychosocial factors underpinning conceptualisation of mental health, common mental issues and provision of care.
- Equip you with the knowledge and skills to understand the experiences of people with mental health problems and to assist and facilitate their journey to recovery.
- Enable you to consider appropriate assessments and treatments for a variety of metal health issues.
- Provide you with the ability to differentiate the clinical presentations of various mental disorders and relevant evidence-based approaches to nursing intervention.
- Integrate the principles of recovery and patient-focused care for mental health nursing practice.
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