Department of Mental Health Nursing
History of Department
Mental Health Nursing is taught as a major subject in nursing education for the Three Year Nursing and Midwifery Curriculum in all Nursing Training Schools throughout Myanmar. In nursing education program, five core Nursing Components play an essential requirement for all nursing candidates which includes:
1. Adult Health Nursing,
2. Maternal and Child Health Nursing,
3. Community Health Nursing,
4. Fundamental Nursing, and
5. Mental Health Nursing.
Since the implementation of B.N.Sc (Bridge Course) in 1991, Nurses Training Center has been upgraded as Institute of Nursing, where five major departments were formed including “Department of Mental Health Nursing” that was run by Professor U Maung Maung, Professor/Head since 1991 to 2001 as the Head of Department. After his retirement in 2001, Professor Daw Yin Mya was leading the department as Professor/Head until 2009. After her retirement in 2009, Daw Hla Hla Aye was leading the department as Professor/Head until 2017. Now, Daw Aye Aye Kyi is leading the department as Associate Professor/Head.
Department Mission
Our Department expected
• conduct various mental health nursing educational programs
• produce nurse leaders in the field of mental health
• strengthen mental health nursing research
• produce competent mental health nurses
Department Objectives
Department of Mental Health Nursing Program will be able:
• To conduct various mental health nursing educational program (Master, B.N.Sc (generic), B.N.Sc (bridge), Specialty, other)
• To provide leadership in the field of mental health
• To provide clinical learning experience to the students of various programs
• To strengthen research focusing on mental health nursing discipline
• To produce nurses competent in providing mental health care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
Previous Heads of Department
| Sr. No. | Name | Qualification | In years |
| 1. | Professor U Maung Maung | D.P.N (Canada), B.N.Sc (Yangon), M.N.Sc (Adelaide) | 1991 - 2001 |
| 2. | Professor Daw Yin Mya | Dip: G. N, Cert: in Midwifery, Dip: Operating Theatres Nursing (Singapore), Cert: Clinical Instructor, Dip: Nursing Tutor, L.L.B, B.N.Sc (Yangon), M.N.Sc (Adelaide), Dip: Med: Ed. | 2002 - 2009 |
| 3. | Professor Daw Hla Hla Aye | Dip.G.N, Cert: Midwifery, Cert: Orthopaedics Nursing, Cert: Clinical Instructor, B.Sc, B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc, Dip: Med: Ed. | 2009 - 2017 |
Current Staff of Department
| Professor/Head | |
| Professor Daw Aye Aye Kyi | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.Sc (Chemistry) Q, B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc, Dip: Med: Ed |
| Associate Professor | |
| Daw Thet Thet Su Han | B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc |
| Lecturer | |
| Daw Nyunt Nyunt Sein | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.Sc (Physics), B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc |
| Tutors | |
| Daw Zar Zar Nyein | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.A, B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc |
| Daw Yin Yin Myint | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.A, B.N.Sc |
| Daw Hsu Myat Thu | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.A, B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc |
| Daw Naw Bablu Htoo | B.N.Sc, M.N.Sc |
| Daw Yin Muyar Thein | Dip: Nursing and Midwifery, B.A, B.N.Sc |
| Daw Myat Myat Thin | B.N.Sc |
Course
• B.N.Sc (Generic) Course
• B.N.Sc (Bridge) Course
• M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course
• M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course
• Specialty Nursing Course (9 Months)
| B.N.Sc (Generic) Course | |
| Year I | |
| Semester II | General Psychology |
| Sociology | |
| Communication and Interpersonal Relationship in Nursing and Midwifery | |
| Semester III | Developmental Psychology |
| Year II | |
| Year III | |
| Semester II | Mental Health Nursing 1 |
| Year IV | |
| Semester I | Mental Health Nursing 2 |
| B.N.Sc (Bridge) On-campus (One Year Program) | |
| Year I | |
| Semester I | Critical Thinking in Nursing and Midwifery |
| Semester II | Teaching and Learning in Nursing and Midwifery |
| Semester III | Independent Study in Mental Health Nursing |
| B.N.Sc (Bridge) Off-campus (Two Year Program) | |
| Year I | |
| Semester I | Critical Thinking in Nursing and Midwifery |
| Year II | |
| Semester I | Teaching and Learning in Nursing and Midwifery |
| Semester III | Independent Study in Mental Health Nursing |
| M.N.Sc (General Nursing) Course (Two Year Program) | |
| Year I | |
| One Month | Emergence of Theoretical Based in Nursing |
| Year II | |
| Two Months | Mental Health Nursing |
| M.N.Sc (Mental Health Nursing) Course (Two Year Program) |
| Year I |
| Emergence of Theoretical Based in Nursing |
| Sociology |
| Developmental Psychology |
| Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 |
| Psychopharmacology |
| Year II |
| Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1 |
| Research Conduct |
| Specialty Nursing Course (Mental Health Nursing) Course (9 Months) | |
| 9 months | Psychology 1 |
| Developmental Psychology 2 | |
| Sociology 1 | |
| Sociology 2 | |
| Psychology 3 | |
| Mental Health Nursing III | |
| Mental Health Nursing IV | |
| Therapeutic Treatment Modalities | |
| Psychopharmacology | |
Research Theme
• Promote mental health nursing education and practice through in-depth scientific exploration