Study Guide

Objective

Objectives
• Acknowledge the role of promoting mental health as the basis for all mental health work
• Become familiar with the mental health and substance abuse service system and be able to work in a networked multiprofessional environment
• Know how to identify mental health and substance abuse patients’ needs for care, address any problems and instruct the patient to seek appropriate care, document the needs for care, plan and administer care, evaluate the effectiveness of care and draw the necessary conclusions
• Be able to identify common mental disorders of people of different ages and their need for care and know the basis of treating these disorders in emergency care and mental health work
• Know how to promote occupational and patient safety in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients in emergency care and nursing
• Understand how ethical guidelines, values, principles and legislation steer the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients
• Know how to use mental health and substance abuse treatment methods while observing the principles of recovery orientation
• Understand the significance of working in a patient-nurse relationship and the meaning of work supervision and know how to guide the patient and their family members
• Know how to administer different modes of biological treatment safely and effectively, including pharmacotherapy, and how to provide psychosocial care in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients
• Understand how crises are part of normal human development and know how to define the needs for care of trauma-focused patients
• Understand the importance of expertise by experience in the development of comprehensive treatment
• Psychoactive medications
• Common mental disorders and how to diagnose and treat them
• Addictions
• The health effects and excessive use of alcohol
• Common narcotic substances, how to identify their usage

Content

Contents
Basics of mental health nursing
• Concept of positive mental health
• Mental health in society and components of mental health
• Care-related interaction in emergency care and nursing (attitudes, ethics, professional interaction)
• Service system expertise
• National and international projects that aim to promote mental health, process of involuntary treatment and seeking treatment voluntarily
• Empowering approach and Recovery model
• Facing a psychotic patient
• Crisis work
Children, adolescents and their families
• Childhood development and mental health
• Common mental health problems of children and adolescents
• Family support
The elderly
• Common mental health challenges and disorders of the elderly
• Substance abuse problems of the elderly
• Motivational interview and mini intervention
• Instructing the patient to seek appropriate care and minimal use of enforcement

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Knowledge: Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the basic concepts and objectives according to the course.
Cannot justify or evaluate their own views and decisions. Does not make use of scientific knowledge.
Skills: Leaves assigned tasks undone. Does not know the key operating methods and does not justify their choices. Presents incorrect solutions to problems.
Attitudes: Does not receive or give feedback. Does not reflect or identify areas for development. Does not recognize the values and ethical principles of the industry. Does not take responsibility for his own part in the work of the group. Behaves unprofessionally. Does not recognize the effects of their own actions on sustainable development, economy or the promotion of well-being.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knowledge: Can identify, name, and define individual phenomena and basic concepts related to the course. Utilizes professional knowledge.
Skills: Performs assigned tasks under supervision. They are familiar with different ways of working but are not able to justify their choices or apply what they have learned according to the situation.
Attitudes: Know how to receive and give feedback selectively. Examines and evaluates things from their own point of view. Identify values and ethical principles that are important to their own field. Takes responsibility only for his own part in teamwork. Recognizes their interaction skills. Identify what constitutes professional behavior. To a limited extent, identify the impacts of their own activities on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Knowledge: Outlines the relationships between phenomena and concepts related to the course. Can explain, compare, and structure things in relation to each other. In addition to professional knowledge, make use of some scientific knowledge.
Skills: Can independently choose the most suitable course of action from different options and tries to justify their choice. Can apply, draw up plans and define tasks. Solves problems.
Attitudes: Able to receive and give feedback actively and constructively. Examines and evaluates issues from both their own perspective and that of their immediate community. Has adopted the values and ethical principles of the industry and acts according to instructions. Can act responsibly and participates in the development of interaction and teamwork skills. Behaves professionally. Can describe and evaluate the impacts of their own actions on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Understands the broad entities of the course and the cause-effect relationships between them. Be able to analyze, apply and relate to a professional context. Can justify their actions with the help of scientific information.
Skills: Can search for and evaluate different operating methods and solution options. Can justify their choices and tries new ways of working. Can combine solutions creatively or create justified operating models.
Attitudes: Systematically uses feedback as a tool for professional growth and that of their community. Based on feedback, change their behavior. Can actively reflect on his/her own competence and the operating model of the community. Can flexibly apply the ethical principles of the field in different value conflict situations. Cooperates responsibly, committedly, and constructively. Develop one's own and the group's interaction, considering the requirements and needs of the community and one's own field. Behaves professionally and can guide others to professional behavior. Understand the impact of their operations on sustainable development, economy, and the promotion of well-being. Is also able to act in anticipation of these.