SNUG206: Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing Care Assessment

Assessment 1 - Online Quiz Formative Assessment

Details

The Formative Quiz will focus on content covered in:

• tutorial weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4 and;
• online content for weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4.

The Quiz will consist of multiple-choice questions only.

1. Define and analyse the concepts of mental health, mental illness, and mental
disorder.
2. Examine the principles that support personal recovery.
3. Apply assessment frameworks used in psychiatric/mental health care to inform
person-centred care planning.

Assessment 2 - Mental Status Examination

Details

For this assessment, you are to produce a mental status examination (MSE) and a brief
written mental health assessment. This will be based on a simulated interview available
on Moodle. There is a template on Moodle to assist you with structuring your work.
MSE
In writing your MSE, the entries must meet 4 criteria: it must be valid, appropriately
categorised, suitably clear and detailed.

Validity: Observations made must be correct, and applicable to the interview shown.

Categorisation: Your observations must not only be correct, they must also be correctly
categorised. For example, a ‘flight of ideas’ is not thought content; that observation can
only correctly be placed into thought form.

Clear and Detailed: Observations must be suitably clear and detailed. To this end,
answers must be in full sentences, and written with clear detail. Insufficient detail or
clarity will not be awarded marks.
Please ensure that you attempt all 10 fields of the MSE. Only comprehensive MSEs will
receive high marks. You must write the MSE in such a way that conveys the mental state
of the interviewee in great clarity. All markers have been briefed, and will approach this
assessment task with reasonable expectations and flexibility. Do not include references in
the MSE.

Mental Health Assessment

In addition to the MSE, you must include a written mental health assessment, including
references (this is submitted in the one document). You must determine a suitable
diagnosis for the interviewee, and identify aspects of the video that support your
diagnosis. You must identify content from the interview, and explain how it is indicative
of your selected diagnosis, supported with appropriate references.

Assessment 3 - Presentation

Details

For this assessment you are to produce a pre-recorded presentation. You are to:

• Identify and describe a mental health issue (depression, suicide, substance
  use disorder, anorexia nervosa, etc).
• Explain how the mental health issue relates to the Australian context
  (statistical information, demographic information, etc).
• Explain the risk factors for the chosen mental health issue.
• Discuss the treatments for the chosen mental health issue, and identify pros
  and cons of the various treatments.
• Provide specific discussion of how trauma interacts with the chosen mental
  health issue.
• Summarise your key findings, and how SNUG206 has influenced your
  perception of the chosen mental health issue.

Other information

Include intext references in your slides.

You do not need to include your face in the presentation, however the presentation
must be delivered with your voice.
You can include images and videos within your presentation, however the use of
audiovisual materials must complement your own presented work.
You must upload your work to YouTube as an unlisted video. No other medium is
acceptable.
Copy and paste the URL into a PDF or Word Doc, and upload this to Turnitin.
Do not include a reference list at the end of the presentation. Instead, include the
references in the file you upload to Turnitin.

Academic Mentor’s Step-by-Step Guidance Approach

The Academic Mentor guided the student through each assessment in a structured way:

Step 1: Foundation Building for Assessment 1 (Quiz)

• Reviewed Weeks 1–4 tutorial and online materials.
• Clarified distinctions between mental health, illness, and disorder .
• Discussed principles of personal recovery , emphasising patient-centred care.
• Practiced with mock multiple-choice questions to strengthen recall and conceptual clarity.

Step 2: Structuring and Writing the Mental Status Examination (Assessment 2)

• Explained the 10 domains of MSE and how to observe patient cues in the simulation video.
• Highlighted importance of validity and correct categorisation (e.g., “flight of ideas” belongs to thought form , not content).
• Guided the student to write in clear, descriptive sentences for detailed observations.
• For the Written Assessment , helped student:
  • Identify interview excerpts that align with diagnostic criteria.
  • Use scholarly references to support the chosen diagnosis.
  • Link observed symptoms with theoretical frameworks for evidence-based care.

Step 3: Preparing the Presentation (Assessment 3)

• Assisted in selecting a relevant mental health issue (student chose depression as an example).
• Helped in researching Australian statistics, demographics, and prevalence rates .
• Outlined risk factors (biological, psychological, social).
• Compared treatment modalities (pharmacological vs. psychological therapies), discussing advantages and limitations.
• Incorporated discussion of trauma’s impact on the condition.
• Structured slides with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion while ensuring in-text references were added.
• Practiced delivery for clarity, pacing, and academic tone before final recording.

Final Outcome and Learning Objectives Achieved

Through the guided process, the student successfully:

• Completed the quiz with improved accuracy by strengthening theoretical foundations.
• Produced a comprehensive MSE with valid, correctly categorised, and detailed observations.
• Submitted a well-supported written assessment , integrating diagnosis with interview content and scholarly references.
• Delivered a professional presentation that analysed depression in the Australian context, explored risk factors, treatment, and trauma influences.

The work demonstrated achievement of the learning objectives:

• CLO1: Defined and critically analysed concepts of mental health, illness, and disorder.
• CLO3: Applied psychiatric/mental health assessment frameworks for person-centred care.
• CLO4: Integrated recovery-oriented principles into clinical assessment and presentation.

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