Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing (6cr)

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

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 and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- 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.
- knows how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for 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 in self-care.

Content

Practical training in clinical nursing environment that allows training in mental health nursing settings. Electronic Drug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Materials

Material instructed by teacher
Workseed, medication passport, hour schedule must be filled according to teachers' instructions.
Finnish working life rules

Teaching methods

Supervised Clinical Training
Info and reflection lessons
Training tasks

Drug calculations must be passed before entering into clinical training.
In some mental health placemetns, the student must provide criminal record extract before the clinical training

Employer connections

Clinical training places in clinical nursing supervision

International connections

Discuss with student counselor about the possibility of doing this clinical training as part of your student exchange

Completion alternatives

Opinnollistaminen = making studies in your own work. This means that you can apply for
opinnollistaminen and do this clinical training in your own workplace. Placement must be suitable for this clinical training.
Discuss with tutor teachers and study counselor for more information.

Student workload

1ECTS = 27h student work

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail =0
The student
- is not adequately interested and competent in using the knowledge base of client-centered clinical nursing.
- cannot adequately explain his/ her actions in client-centered clinical nursing.
- is not adequately able to apply the professional competence to client-centered clinical nursing.
- does not adequately use a client-centered approach or observe patient safety in client-centered 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-centered clinical nursing.
- does not follow Finnish working life rules.
- does not participate in evaluation discussion

Qualifications

Registered Nurse's Core Competencies Modules I-III
Drug calculations

Clinical training in the basics of clinical nursing
Clinical training in gerontological nursing
Clinical training in long term nursing

Further information

6 ECTS = 162 hours, of which 140 hours is done in clinical training placement. Rest is for written
assignment and reflection held at school after the clinical training