Mental Health Care and Care of AddictedLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

 You know the wholeness of mental health care, psychiatric nursing and addiction care including preventive care and rehabilitation. You know how to be in contact with mentally ill or intoxicant patients.   You know how to assess the changes in patient’s condition.   You know how to use the most vital assisting methods of mental health care and addiction care.   You know how to use your own personality as assisting in nursing.   You know the medication and how to follow-up and give advice.   You know how to use the nursing process during mental health care and addiction care.

Content

 Which are the most usual methods to take care ofmentally ill or intoxicant patients?  How do you meet patient with mental and intoxicant problems?   How do you assess the changes in patient’s condition?   How do you use your own personality as assisting in nursing?   How do you use assisting nursing, when you are taking care of patient with mental health and intoxicant problems?   Mental Health care and Addiction Care (practical training)7,5 cr Mental Health project, Elixiiri, 2 cr Skills test 0,5 cr

Qualifications

 Basics of nursing (theory and practical training practice) Wellbeing and health promotion Medical nursing, surgical nursing and preoperative nursing and medical theory courses. Medication (passed an examination). Medical nursing and surgical nursing - practical training (participation).

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can: a. use professional vocabulary systematically. b. look for information in the key information sources of the field. c. identify interrelated tasks e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field. f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.