Clinical placements in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mental Health Nursing programme are arranged in a variety of health care settings including medical unit, surgical unit, acute psychiatric unit, psychogeriatric unit, substance abuse unit, psychiatric rehabilitation unit, community mental health settings, child and adolescent psychiatric unit, learning disability unit and other relevant community service units.
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Continuing Clinical Assessment (CCA)
Students' performance will be assessed continuously within the placement period with 5 ongoing components: teaching, demonstration, practice, feedback and evaluation.
Clinical Enhancement Workshop
It starts from Year 1 and across to Year 5 to systemically and continuously facilitate students’ synthesis of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in clinical placements.
Peer Mentoring Workshop
It provides an opportunity for junior and senior year students to be mentor and mentee to enhance their learning and self-efficacy by increased communication, confidence and competence.
Mental Wellness workshop
It is an experiential workshop for Year 5 students to enhance their personal and professional development upon graduation/professional registration.
Mentorship
Throughout the year two to year three of the studies, our students are supervised by the teaching staff of the School directly or by the clinical teachers nominated by the hospitals as instructors in both subacute and acute settings for medical and surgical nursing. Honorary Clinical Instructors are invited to coach senior year students in specialty placement and during the long consolidation in their final year to bridge the theory and practice gap and to facilitate the transition from students to staff nurses.
Overseas Clinical Exchange Programme
Enriches students' learning experience from local to global nursing context and facilitates their cross-cultural and professional learning.
