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Nursing in mental health, substance abuse care and acute crisis (5 cr)

Code: HT00DT91-3020

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 11.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Health Care and Emergency Care

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups

  • THKV21SP
    Health care, full-time studies

Objective

Nursing in mental health
You can apply information on key mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses to nursing.
You master the key nursing methods and medication in treating mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses.
You are able to use different methods to support the psychosocial and convictional needs of patients and their families.
You can carry out the medication of mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses.
You know how do communicate professionally and with the nursing viewpoint with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds and their families.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to mental health, substance abuse care and acute crisis.

Substance abuse care
You master the key methods in substance abuse care and early intervention.

Nursing in acute crisis
You are able to support a person in an acute crisis.
You recognize sorrow and the stages of sorrow

Content

Mental health nursing
What are the most common mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses?
What are the procedures and methods used in treating mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses?
How is medication carried out in the most common mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses?
What do cognitive and emotional communication skills include?
How are interaction respecting a customer, empowering and trust-building interaction and touching as part of interaction carried out?
What should be taken into account when communicating with different kinds of customers and with customers of different ages?
What does interaction maintaining patient safety with customers and their families mean?
What does dialogic interaction mean?
How do you apply evidence-based information to treating mental health patients?

Substance abuse care
What information is required about alcohol, substitute alcohol, multiaddiction and drugs?
What are the methods of substance abuse care and early intervention?
What does mini-intervention include and how does it proceed?
How are substance abuse prevention and the treatment of damages, health risks and problems carried out?
How do you apply evidence-based information in substance abuse care?

Nursing in crisis
How is acute crisis defined and what stages does it include?
How is the need for mental support recognized?
What is expert aid and how is it organized?
How do you apply evidence-based information to nursing in crisis?
How do you recognize sorrow and the stages of sorrow?

Opiskelumateriaali

Hämäläinen Kaisu, Kanerva Anne, Kuhanen Carita, Schubert Carla & Seuri Tarja. Mielenterveyshoitotyö. 2017. Sanomapro. Saatavilla myöe E-kirjana.

Partanen Airi, Holmberg Jan, Inkinen Maria, Kurki Marjo & Salo-Chydenius Sisko. Päihdehoitotyö. 2015. Sanomapro. (soveltuvin osin). Saatavilla myöe E-kirjana.

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Opiskelijan työmäärä

Opintojakson laajuus on 5 op. Opiskelijan työnä 135 tuntia.

Toteutuksen osien kuvaus

Opintojakso osat:
Mielenterveystyö; mielenterveys, mielenterveyttä suojaavat ja haavoittavat tekijät, yhteistyösuhde, hoitotyön menetelmät, monialainen yhteistyö, toipumusorientaatio

Päihdehoitotyö; päihteet, riippuvuus, päihteiden käytön tasot ja hoitomuodot

Psykiatria; keskeisimmät psykiatriset sairaudet ja sairauksien hoito

Psykoterapia; ymmärrys eri psykoterapian muodoista, Kelan kuntoutuspsykoterapia

Kriisityö; erilaiset kriisit, traumatyö, kriisissä olevan tukeminen

Further information

Anna-Kaarina.Anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Opintojakson hyväksytty suoritus edellyttää kaikkien oppimistehtävien hyväksyttyä suoritusta.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing (25 ECTS credits) and Health promotion (10 ECTS credits)