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Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing (7 cr)

Code: SH00CO30-3001

General information


Enrollment

13.11.2023 - 20.02.2024

Timing

18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024

Credits

7 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Ulla Aninko-Rajala
  • Minna Laitila

Student groups

  • MSH21S

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.
-knows how to assess the resources of mental health patients and families from different cultural backgrounds.
-plans, implements and evaluates interventions for mental health 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 clients/ patients and family members of all ages.
-knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for adult mental health clients/patients.
-knows how to support and promote mental health patients' and families' health and ability to function.
-is able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care.
-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 and Drug Calculations. 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 before clinical training are compulsory. The student must do those with another group, if she/ he misses the classes.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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

Assessment methods and criteria

Passed/failed
Completing practical training and tasks

Qualifications

Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing, Drug Calculations

Further information

It is possible that in these clinical training environments may also be under-aged patients. Therefore, the student must present the criminal record certificate before starting this training.