Mental Health Practice (7 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The student has transferable skills to plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care of the most common mental health disorders and addiction problems. S/he is able to use the interventions based on a cooperative relationship with a patient and family, and as a member of a multiprofessional team. The student is able to apply the most common mental health, addiction and crisis nursing methods under the supervision. S/he understands the importance of ethical principles and patient safety.

Content

Mental health, addiction and crisis nursing
Psychiatry and addiction medicine, crisis and traumas

Materials

Hämäläinen, K., Kanerva, A., Kuhanen, C., Schubert, C. & Seuri, T. 2017. Mielenterveyshoitotyö. 4.-5. p. Helsinki: SanomaPro Oy.

Partanen, A., Holmber, J., Inkinen, M., Kurki, M. & Salo-Chydenius, S. 2015. Päihdehoitotyö. Helsinki: SanomaPro Oy.

Teaching methods

Practical training
Case simulations
Independent studying

Employer connections

Practical training in different mental health, addiction or crisis units.

Student workload

Practical training 147 h
Practice assignment 15 h
Theoretical studies and case simulations of crisis nursing 27 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student:
-is able to comply with the ethical principles and patient safety of the practice placement.
-has transferable skills to plan, implement and evaluate the nursing process of the most common mental health disorders, addiction problems and crisis with multiprofessional treatment team. The student works in a client-centered way and S/he is able to face, councel and help a patient and the whole family within mental health-, addiction- and crisis nursing field under supervision.
-is able to apply the knowledge about treatment- and service chains and psychological continuity of treatment. S/he is able to implement empowering and goal-orientated nursing under the supervision and understands the importance of evidence-based nursing.
-is able to communicate orally and to use health care documentation system as legislation requires.
-is able to implement safety medical treatment under supervision
-obeys the rules of work community, and is able to work entrepreneurially and co-operatively.
-is able to name his/her own developmental needs and evaluates own actions critically.

Qualifications

Opiskelija hallitsee sosiaali- ja terveysalan asiakkuuden ja toimintaympäristön perustiedot, keskeiset käsitteet ja menetelmät sekä ohjaamisen ja terveyden edistämisen ja ennaltaehkäisevän hoitotyön tavoitteet ja menetelmiä ja tietää näyttöön perustuvan päätöksenteon lähtökohdat.

Further information

Evaluation of the practical training is passed/failed based on the evaluation criteria. Other evaluation methods are continuous feedback and self-evaluation.