Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis NursingLaajuus (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The students know the service systems of mental health and addiction nursing, as well as related multiprofessional expert networks. They know the factors affecting mental health, addictive behaviour, and crises, and understand their significance for preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative mental health and addiction work. They recognize mental health disorders, patients’ crises and addiction clients’ problems, as well as the changes caused by mental illness and intoxicant abuse. They are able to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care as members of a team. They are able to use the interventions of mental health, addiction and crisis nursing based on a cooperation relationship. They can take into account the characteristics of mental health, crisis and addiction work when encountering clients/patients, and are aware of the significance of client-oriented nursing principles in nursing practice. They are familiar with mental health promotion practices. They know the basics of mentoring. They are able to act in a way which promotes the understanding of diversity and tolerance in society.

Sisältö

The concepts mental health - crisis – addiction. The service system of mental health and addiction work and related cooperation networks. Mental health promotion methods. Mental health, intoxicant abuse, recognition of crises and disorders, referral to treatment. The planning, implementation and evaluation of care for depressed, suicidal and psychotic patients and addiction clients. Encountering clients in crisis. Work as members of nursing team, nurse’s responsibility and duties. The nursing interventions used in mental health, addiction and crisis work. Cooperation relationship and related nursing interventions. The basics of mentoring.

Esitietovaatimukset

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Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Excellent (5): The student is able to solve problems in mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice innovatively. The student is able to assess his/her learning and the skills he/she has acquired in a comprehensive, critical and instructive manner. The skills demonstrated by the student clearly exceed the basic requirements of the profession.
Very good (4): The student is able to apply the latest national and international evidence-based information in various branches of science to mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice. He/she assesses this information critically, analytically and demonstrating creative thinking.
Good (3): The student has comprehensively mastered the knowledge base of mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice. The student is familiar with the evidence-based knowledge base of the course and is able to draw on it to independently complete course assignments. The student is able to share information on mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice acquired by him/her and critically justify its use.
Satisfactory (2): The student draws on the most central information sources of the course. The student is able to assess information from various perspectives, for example in terms of professional ethics and the evidence-based nature of the information.
Adequate (1): The student is familiar with the knowledge base of mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice. Fail (0): The student lacks the basic knowledge of mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice. The student does not demonstrate an ability to assume his/her share of responsibility for assignments and projects related to mental health, crisis and intoxicant abuse work in nursing practice.