Study Guide

Objective

The student
- is able to implement multi-professional mental health or pediatric nursing while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting.
- knows how to assess the resources of mental health or pediatric patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- plans, implements and evaluates interventions for mental health or pediatric clients/patients and their families, who face common health changes and/or problems and/or crises.
- is competent in documentation and oral reporting.
- uses evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel mental health or pediatric clients/ patients and family members.
- knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for adult mental health or pediatric clients/patients.
- know how to support and promote mental health or pediatric patients' and families' health and ability to function.
- is able to counsel and support patients and families in self-care.

The student
- is able to describe project work in the context of developing nursing practice.
- knows how projects proceed through stages and is able to draw up project plans and reports.
- presents his/ her plan and/or report in a seminar or in a cooperation in a working life setting.

Content

Practical training in mental health nursing settings or practical training in placements which allow students to practise nursing children, adolescents and families. Electronic Drug Care Certificate. Assignments. Project assignment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centred clinical nursing
- does not adequately use a client-centred approach or observe patient safety in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not adequately capable of professional decision-making
- does not adequately take into account safety or the ethical principles of the profession
- is not adequately prepared to contribute to the development of client-centred clinical nursing

Qualifications

Previous practical training periods.