Study Guide

Objective

Nursing in mental health care
You can apply knowledge on common mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses to nursing.
You master the common nursing methods and medication in treating mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses.
You can carry out the medication of mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses.
You are capable to communicate professionally and with the nursing viewpoint with customers/patients of different ages and backgrounds and their families.
You are capable to apply evidence-based knowledge to mental health care, substance abuse care and acute crisis care.

Substance abuse care
You master the common methods in substance abuse care.

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

Content

Nursing in mental health care
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?
How do you apply evidence-based information to treating mental health patients?

Nursing in substance abuse care
What knowledge 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 acute crisis care
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?

Materials

- Hämäläinen K, Kanerva A, Kuhanen C, Seuri T & Schubert C. 2017. Mielenterveyshoitotyö. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro.

- Päihdehoitotyö, Partanen Airi, Holmberg Jan ym. Sanoma Pro, 2015.

- Lönnqvist J., Henriksson M & Marttunen M. 2017 Psykiatria. Duodecim.

- Psychiatry's Good treatment recommendations

- Addiction medicine's Käypa treatment recommendations

- Nursing recommendations as applicable

- Psychiatry online lectures, University of Eastern Finland, link to lectures in Learn by subject area

- Study material in Learn

Teaching methods

Work week-based learning path:
Studying the 5 credits of mental health, crisis and substance abuse treatment studies takes place primarily with your own group. This learning path includes lectures, exercises and online studies. Some of the studies are not tied to time and place. Final exam.

A learning pathway that accelerates studies:
The student contacts the teachers if the student wants to include, replace, use the AHOT procedure or make this course a subject.

Work-integrated learning path:
Previous studies in mental health, crisis and substance abuse treatment and familiarity with these studies can speed up your studies. The student contacts the teacher of the course if he is interested in this learning path. Part of the study can be time- and place-free.

Employer connections

Yes.

Exam schedules

- Tasks in Learn.
- Webinar at Team. The webinar takes place twice during the semester, both in September and November.
More detailed information can be found in the padlocks and on the Learn platform of the course.
- Final exam in Exam.

International connections

A student can participate in a student exchange.

Student workload

Five credits in theory studies is 135 hours of student work, including exam preparation.

Further information

terhi.hede@xamk.fi, Kotka
anna-kaarina.anttolainen@xamk.fi, Kouvola

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Completing the learning tasks assigned to the student with approval.
Active participation in face-to-face teaching and exercises at school.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits