Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to implement multi-professional mental health nursing and nursing of people with addiction problems while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting.The student knows how to assess the resources of mental health patients, of people with addiction problems and of families from different cultural backgrounds. In addition, student is able to take these assessments in consideration when planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care. The student plans, implements and evaluates interventions for common psychiatric disorders, mental health problems and addictions. He/ she uses evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel mental health patients, people with addictions and family members of all ages. The student knows how to support and promote mental health patients', drug and alcohol abusers' and their families' health and ability to function. He/ she is able to support mental health patients an people with additions and their family members of all ages in crisis situations. The student knows how to encounter violence in patients and families. He/ she is able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care and rehabilitation. The student can use current knowledge of psychiatry and addiction medicine.

Content

Health promotion, supporting self-care and rehabilitation in mental health nursing and addiction nursing. Essential nursing interventions (FinCC) in mental health nursing and addiction nursing. The national documentation model. Effica. The impact of the client's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage and the impact of the care or service environment and ethicality on mental health nursing and addiction nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling for mental health problems and alcohol and drug addictions. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of patients and families in crisis. Multiprofessionalism in mental
nursing health nursing and addiction nursing. Self-care counselling for mental health patients, patients with addictions and their families. Safe care environment. Occupational safety. Supervision of work. Psychiatry and addiction medicine.

Materials

You will get the material for the exams from the teacher. All the material used in lectures, slides and group works will also be part of the test material.

Additional reading:
Varcarolis et al (2009) Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing : a communication approach to evidence-based care

Shives (2012) Basic concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing

Teaching methods

Lessons, independent studies, online studies, simulations

Student workload

1ECTS = 27h student work

Further information

Skills labs and simulations are compulsory. The student must do those with another group, if she/ he misses the classes.

Open University student must have previous knowledge of nursing and course is meant as bridging education for nurse, who is educated outside EU/ETA area.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the knowledge foundation of client-centred clinical nursing narrowly
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in various nursing/public health nursing situations
- is capable of client-centred and safe clinical practice based on ethical principles
- possesses adequate skills in client-centered clinical decision-making
- is to some extent prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
- is capable of client-centred, responsible and safe clinical practice
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
- evaluates action and safety in client-centred clinical nursing based on professional ethical principles of nursing/public health nursing
- acts as an expert of client-centred clinical nursing in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- purposefully develops himself/ herself and the working community in client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centred clinical nursing
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- implements his/her competence in client-centred clinical nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centred clinical nursing situations
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centred clinical nursing
- creates innovative alternative solutions for decision-making in client-centred clinical nursing
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of nursing/public health nursing in client-centred clinical nursing
- as an expert of client-centred clinical nursing, develops action in multidisciplinary teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures
- develops himself/herself, the profession and practice in client-centred clinical nursing purposefully, with a career-oriented approach

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to give reasons for his/her chosen actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to put into practice his/her knowledge of client-centred clinical nursing
- is not capable of adequate client-centred and safe clinical practice
- does not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centred clinical nursing
- does not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not prepared to develop client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade 1-5
Exams
Active participation, completing given assignments/group works
Participation in simulations

Qualifications

Professional interaction and co-operation skills