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

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?

Course material

The following literature is used in the course

Hämäläinen, Kaisu, Kanerva, Anne, Kuhanen, Carita, Schubert, Carla, Seuri, Tarja, Mental health nursing.
Sanoma Pro Oy 2017. 5th, revised edition
Partanen, Airi, Holmberg, Jan, Inkinen, Maria, Kurki, Marjo, Salo-Chydenius, Sisko, Substance abuse treatment. 2015
Lönnqvist, Jouko, Henriksson, Markus, Marttunen, Mauri, Partonen, Timo, Aalberg, Veikko, Seppälä, Olli, Psychiatry. 2021. Duodecim, Publishing Company,

Other study material is published in the Learn environment at the beginning of the course.

Study forms and methods

The course is mainly implemented as time-free online teaching for the theory (4 ECTS), but it also includes time-bound distance learning sessions. Participation in distance learning sessions is voluntary. The course involves a voluntary start meeting for everyone in the team. Teacher guidance is available in connection with distance learning sessions and by contacting the teacher on your campus by email.

Studying the theory section takes place in a Learn environment. Access to the course platform opens on the start date of the course. Distance learning sessions, dates and topics are described in the course's Learn.
Studying progresses by section and learning is independently rhythmized by tasks and repeated by learning tasks..
The course consists of theory studies (4 ECTS) in addition to preclinical practice (1.5 ECTS). The preclinical training section is carried out by campus and a more detailed description of the parts of the implementation is given in the section without campus.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Working life-oriented nursing activities are practiced in small groups on a preclinical training day.
Preclinical training day can include simulations, expert meetings and study visits.

Timing of exams and assignments

At the end of each section, a learning task that repeats learning and competence is completed. The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation data, by which time all learning tasks and other tasks related to the completion of the course must be completed. The course includes a final exam at the Exam.

International cooperation

Not in this implementation.

Student workload

One credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of student work. However, the workload depends on study skills and previous knowledge.

In this course (5.5 credits), the student's workload is approximately 148 hours, of which 15 hours are online lectures according to the work schedule and 40 hours are group and pair work under the guidance of a teacher and preparation for and participation in the preclinical training day on campus.

Course part description

Parts of the statement:
* Mental health, service system and legislation
* Crisis nursing
* Therapeutic Collaboration Relationship and Methods of Mental Health Nursing
* Addiction and substance abuse treatment
* Medication and Biological Treatments
* Employee Persistence
* Exam final exam
* Pre-clinical training on campus (100% attendance)

Further information

More information on the implementation of the course.
terhi.hede@xamk.fi
anna-kaarina.anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted completion of the course requires the completion of the learning tasks in Learn and the passed Exam theory test and approved completion of the preclinical internship

The assessment scale for the course is 1-5 or accepted/failed.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits