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Mental Health, Crisis and Addiction NursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Code: SH00DN52

Objective

The student
- is familiar with the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the most common mental health and addiction problems.
- knows how to work in multi-professional mental health, crisis and addiction nursing, taking into account the patient's age, growth and development stage, as well as the requirements of different treatment and service environments and ethics.
-can assess the resources of different patients and their next-of-kin.
-can assess the need for treatment in a controlled manner, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing of patients of different ages and their next-of-kin in mental health, crisis and addiction treatment.
- can take care of mental health and addiction patients of different ages and their next-of-kin and support them in crisis situations using evidence-based methods of nursing, supporting and guidance used in mental health, crisis and addiction treatment.
-knows how to support and promote the health of mental health and addiction patients of different ages and their next-of-kin, their functional capacity and self-care from the starting points of recovery orientation.

Content

Interaction and respectful encounters, the importance of personal attitudes and perceptions in professional interaction, cultural sensitivity
Key ethical issues and legislation in mental health, crisis and addiction care
Positive mental health, protective and risk factors for mental health, mental health promotion and substance abuse prevention, recovery orientation
Recognition of different crisis situations, steps in crisis work
Common mental health disorders, substance abuse and functional addictions
Main methods of nursing assistance in mental health and addiction care
Multiprofessionalism in mental health and addiction care
Self-management of mental health and addiction patients and their families
Challenging client and patient situations, safety and coping at work
Fundamentals of medication management and drug calculations

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing
Clinical Competence 1

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- uses the mental health, crisis and addiction knowledge foundation of client-centered nursing narrowly.
- on a satisfactory level, seeks information and uses evidence-based knowledge to explain his/her actions in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- on a satisfactory level, implements his/her competence in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing in various registered nursing/public health nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered and safe mental health, crisis and addiction nursing based on ethical principles.
- possesses adequate skills in client-centered decision-making in mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- competently and extensively uses the concepts and knowledge of client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based knowledge in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing situations.
- is capable of client-centered, responsible and safe mental health, crisis and addiction nursing practice.
- applies alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- evaluates action and safety in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing based on professional ethical principles of registered nursing/public health nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- demonstrates competence in the nursing scientific knowledge base and competently applies this knowledge to client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- independently seeks, uses and critically evaluates international evidence-based nursing scientific knowledge in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- implements his/her competence in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing in an anticipatory manner and is capable of independent decision-making in various client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing situations.
- assumes responsibility for the patient's/client's care and service process in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- creates innovative alternative solutions to decision-making in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- develops action and safety based on the professional ethics of registered nursing/public health nursing in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
-as an expert of client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing, develops action in multiprofessional teams and projects in collaboration with people who represent different cultures.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- does not adequately appreciate or use the knowledge base of client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- is not adequately able to give reasons for the chosen actions in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply to practice his/her knowledge of client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- is not capable of adequate client-centered and safe mental health, crisis and addiction nursing practise.
- does not possess adequate decision-making skills for client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.
- does not adequately take into consideration safety or ethical principles in client-centered mental health, crisis and addiction nursing.