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.

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 ECTS). The clinical 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 clinical training day.
Clinical 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

- 1 ECTS credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of student work. However, the workload depends on the student's study skills and prior knowledge.
-In a 5 ECTS course, the student's workload is approximately 135 hours

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
* Themed seminars
* Exam final exam
* Clinical training on campus (100% attendance)

Further information

From the course teacher

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 clinical internship

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