The College offers a series of best practice resources to our members and the public, among them our Mental Health Nursing Practice Standards, General Practice Standards, and the Scope of Practice.
The Scope of Practice describes what mental health nurses do in the complex and changeable world of health. It is a guide for MHNs to to engage with and then determine roles and functions that create opportunities for professional growth and development.
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This poster highlights the most important parts of building a trusting professional alliance.
The Standards of Practice provide practical benchmarks to guide and measure how care is provided. They are concerned with the performance of mental health nurses across a range of clinical environments and include professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes (attributes).
How can you set up a private practice if you’re a mental health nurse? How do you determine your pricing? In this conversation Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) member Rhonda Brown and Psychotherapy Special Interest Group Chair Claire Hudson-McAuley discuss why and how Rhonda took a leap of faith and started her private practice.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health workers all around the globe. This Nurse & Midwife Support resource shines a light on tools and techniques midwifes, nurses, and students can use to care for themselves and reach out to each other when they feel stressed or overwhelmed.
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Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA) was engaged by the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) to undertake an evaluation of the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP). This paper, the final evaluation report, assess the program's impacts using the information collected through the evaluation process.
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