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

Objective

Substance abuse and addiction treatment
You know the methods of substance abuse and addiction treatment.

Mental health care
You are able to apply evidence-based knowledge in mental health, substance abuse and crisis care.
You are able to apply information about most common mental health disorders and psychiatric illnesses in nursing.
You are able to implement the key nursing methods and pharmacotherapy.
You are capable of professional and therapeutic interaction.

Acute crisis care
You are able to identify various crises and threats of violence.
You are able to support persons in acute crises.
You can identify the individual expressions of grief.

Content

Substance abuse and addiction treatment
What are the key methods of substance abuse and addiction treatment?

Mental health care
What are the most common mental disorders and psychiatric disorders?
What are the methods used in the treatment of mental disorders and psychiatric disorders?
How to implement medical treatment for the most common mental disorders and psychiatric illnesses?
What does professional and therapeutic interaction mean?

Acute crisis care
How do you define different crises and identify the threats of violence?
How do you recognise needs for emotional support?
What is expert assistance and how is it arranged?
How do you identify the individual expressions of grief?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
e. use the key methods of nursing.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Evaluation scale

1-5