HNN301 Medicine And Nursing Essay
Purpose of assessment task :
Suicide is the 13th leading cause of death in Australia (ABS 2020). Suicide is preventable and there are many suicide prevention programs to reduce the risk and prevalence of suicide. Nurses have a fundamental role in suicide prevention at an individual, community, societal and legislative level. Building upon your skills gained from Assessment Task 1, this assessment task will enable you to examine suicide and suicide prevention in Australia, including mental health promotion programs to prevent suicide
HNN301 Medicine And Nursing Essay
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HNN301 Medicine And Nursing Essay
Assignment Question / Task Description:
This assignment is split into two parts:
Part A:
Discuss suicide in Australian contexts including population groups at an increased risk and the impact of suicide. Your discussion should also include the risk and protective factors for suicide.
Part B:
Identify, discuss and evaluate two (2) mental health promotion programs currently used in suicide prevention in Australia. The suicide prevention programs must be aimed at a population level and not in the ward/clinical setting. You also need to also explain the role of the nurse in suicide prevention and promoting mental health.
Instructions for this assessment task:
1) Familiarise yourself with the online material on Cloud XXX and the
material covered in the seminars;
2) draw on theoretical concepts of mental health promotion covered in HNN301;
3) access relevant contemporary mental health promotion literature to support
your discussion;
4) explore well-reputed data sources reporting Australian suicide statistics in
addition to current peer reviewed literature examining suicide and its
impacts;
5) search the literature to identify mental health promotion strategies to
prevent suicide;
6) the suggested readings in the unit are a good place to start. References to non-
credible websites and/or Wikipedia are not appropriate for this assessment task;
7) make sure you self-assess your assignment against the marking rubric
available before submission. This enables you to make sure all the required
areas have been covered.
HNN301 Medicine And Nursing Essay
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