Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to implement multi-professional mental health nursing 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 and families from different cultural backgrounds. The student plans, implements and evaluates interventions for mental health clients/patients and their families, who face common health changes and/or problems and/or crises. The student is competent in documentation and oral reporting. The student uses evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel mental health clients/ patients and family members of all ages. The students knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for adult mental health clients/patients. The student knows how to support and promote mental health patients' and families' health and ability to function. The student is able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care. The student can evaluate his/her professional competence critically from the perspectives of strenghts and development needs.

Content

Practical clinical training in mental health nursing settings. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Materials

Material instructed by teacher

Teaching methods

Supervised Clinical Training
Skill labs/simulations
Info and reflection lessons
Training tasks

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.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail=0
The student
- does not know how to search information required in individual situations in client-centred clinical nursing
- cannot demonstrate ability to use the knowledge base of client-centred clinical nursing
- does not make a difference between everyday knowledge and evidence-based knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not competent to work in individual client-centred clinical nursing situations even if instructed
- cannot demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles for registered nurses/ public health nurses in client-centred clinical nursing
- is not competent to work as a member of a team or to share his/her knowledge in client-centred clinical nursing
- is unable to analyse his/her strengths or development needs in client-centred clinical nursing

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed/failed
Completing practical training and tasks

Qualifications

Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing, drug calculations