Assessment Objectives:

This assessment tasks requires the student to:

1. Explore the assessment process within mental health nursing.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of symptom presentation and development in relation to a Mental Status Examination.
3. Explore the use of assessment tools with the context of mental health assessment.
4. Compare and contrast differing therapeutic interventions.

The Task:

From watching the Jonathon videos in weeks 2 and 3 and utilising the mental health Assessment prompts document. You are required to record a Mental State Examination on Jonathon Doeman.

This is to be recorded on the provided template. It is acknowledged that all information required for this assessment may not be presented on the video and as a part of this assessment you must clearly identify what elements are missing or need to be further assessed.

Assessment One: Marking Guide Explained

Not Attempted/Not Demonstrated (0,1 or 2): No recognisable attempt made at the task as described. If task attempted no demonstration of understanding or response is off topic or not related to the task at hand.

Superficially Demonstrated (3 or 4): Task attempted but no demonstration of significant understanding to warrant a pass. There is no direction offered in respect of the task. Does not demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, argument lacks cohesion.

Satisfactory (5-6): Limited demonstration of how content is relevant but Content addresses the assigned assessment task. May be repetitive at times or lacks cohesion. Content provides passable evidence based rationale for all interventions.

Good Understanding (7-8): Clearly demonstrates how content is relevant, show broad consideration of most aspects of the assigned assessment task. The approach clearly answers the question and the argument proceeds logically with well-defined evidence based rationale for all interventions.

Excellent (9-10): The work accurately and consistently reflects the task required. Thorough demonstration of relevance of content is clearly evident and comprehensive consideration of all aspects of the assigned assessment task. Content that provides comprehensive evidence of critical thinking and decision making ability.

Assessment one: Marking Guide

Assessment Objectives:

1. To assess the students’ understanding of the coursework in relation to the course learning objectives.

The Task:

To develop an ePortfolio that demonstrates an understanding of the module content.

A series of 7 questions are included in your weekly learnings that together make up this assessment.

Each question will specify a word limit and will be required to be correctly referenced using APA referencing.

1: Mental health Vs Mental illness

'Everyone has mental health but not everyone has mental illness'

Thinking about the quote above in 500 words compare and contrast the terms mental health and mental illness.

You must use a minimum of 4 current references in your response.

2: Mental Health Assessment:

Using the Assessment prompts document you must now complete the Presenting Problem section on Jonathon from the information presented in the first two videos.

3. Diagnostic Categories

Choose one of the following and present a 500 word description of the diagnostic criteria, including elements such as: prevalence, Culture-Related Diagnostic Issues, Gender-Related Diagnostic Issues and Differential Diagnosis:

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bi-polar Disorder

A minimum of 3 current references plus the DSM-5 must be used

4. Risk Assessment

Jonathan was involved in a single vehicle motor vehicle accident, taken to hospital he was affected by alcohol ingestion.

While watching this next Jonathon video utilise the Risk Assessment Worksheet to record any relevant information that comes to light. This video you will again be a fly on the wall as Ed talks with Jonathon.

Once you have completed the risk assessment worksheet transfer this information to your assessment prompts document for submission as a part of your ePortfolio

5. Interventions- E.C.T.

Jayne is very concerned as she overheard some nurses discussing ECT and is worried that it was Jonathon who was going to have to have ECT. The only thing she knows about ECT has been gained from movies like 'One flew Over the Cuckoo Nest'.

In 500 words outline the information you would give Jayne in relation to ECT.

Include side effects, long term response and any further information you feel necessary, remembering that you are preparing this information for Jayne.

You must reference your work, with a minimum of 3 up to date references.

6. Therapeutic Interventions-Exploring your local mental health services.

This week’s ePortfolio task requires you to explore what services may be available to Jonathon in your local area.

Don’t forget to include any services that may be accessed via the internet or telephone services. In your MH&MHN ePortfolio list a minimum of 10 services, including public and private sector services as well as Non-government organisations (NGOs) and chose three services to expand on: one must be a government service and the other two include at least one form the other sectors.

In your response of no more than 200 words per service outline what they provide, how their services are delivered and the source of funding for the service.

7. Reflection:

This final task of the ePortfolio is a capstone for the course that requires you to critically reflect on you learning journey.

· Take a moment and reflect on the following questions, in light of your weekly reflections:

· "What do I know about mental health?"

· "Do I have any fears or concerns about mental health?"

· "How do I react towards people I see or people I know who live with a mental health problem?"

After reviewing how you responded to these questions, your task is to critically reflect on them in light of your new knowledge in this area.

In your response consider the following;

· Is there is a change in response?

· What do you think contributed to this? If there is no change why do you think this is so?

· What is your “take home message” from this course

Word Limit: 350-400 words.

Assessment Two: Marking Guide Explained

Not Attempted/Not Demonstrated (0,1 or 2):

Presentation: No evidence of title page, table of contents or reference list included in submission as per directions in Moodle.

Referencing: Fails to up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. Many inaccuracies with referencing. . Reference list does not adhere to APA presentation guidelines. No evidence of reading widely on the topic through brevity of references on the reference list, not all of which are used in the body of the activities

Language: Ten or More inaccuracies with spelling, grammar, use of punctuation

General Tasks: No recognisable attempt made at the task as described. If task attempted no demonstration of understanding or response is off topic or not related to the task at hand.

Superficially Demonstrated (3 or 4):

Presentation: three or more elements missing as per Moodle guidelines.

Referencing: Occasionally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. Occasional inaccuracies with referencing. Reference list adheres to APA presentation guidelines. Evidence of reading widely on the topic through a passable reference list, all of which are used in the body of the activities

Language: 7-10 inaccuracies with spelling, grammar, use of punctuation

General Task attempted but no demonstration of significant understanding to warrant a pass. There is no direction offered in respect of the task. Does not demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, argument lacks cohesion.

Satisfactory (5-6):

Presentation: two elements missing as per Moodle directions.

Referencing: Satisfactory integration up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. Occasional inaccuracies with referencing. Reference list adheres to APA presentation guidelines. Evidence of reading widely on the topic through an adequate reference list, all of which are used in the body of the activities

Language: 5-7 inaccuracies with spelling, grammar, use of punctuation .

General Task: Limited demonstration of how content is relevant but Content addresses the assigned assessment task. May be repetitive at times or lacks cohesion. Content provides passable evidence based rationale for all interventions.

Good Understanding (7-8):

Presentation: A single element missing as per Moodle directions

Referencing: Generally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations. Generally accurate with referencing. Reference list adheres to APA presentation guidelines. Evidence of reading widely on the topic through an ample reference list, all of which are used in the body of the activities.

Language: No more than 5 inaccuracies with spelling, grammar, use of punctuation.

General Task: Clearly demonstrates how content is relevant, show broad consideration of most aspects of the assigned assessment task. The approach clearly answers the question and the argument proceeds logically with well-defined evidence based rationale for all interventions.

Excellent (9-10):

Presentation: As per Moodle directions

Referencing: Consistently integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. Consistently accurate with referencing. Reference list adheres to APA presentation guidelines. Evidence of reading widely on the topic through an extensive reference list, all of which are used in the body of the activities.

Language: No inaccuracies with spelling, grammar, use of punctuation.

General Task:The work accurately and consistently reflects the task required. Thorough demonstration of relevance of content is clearly evident and comprehensive consideration of all aspects of the assigned assessment task. Content that provides comprehensive evidence of critical thinking and decision making ability.