Special Challeges of Mental Health Nursing and Nursing of Mentally RetardedLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student shall be able to- use mental health and drug and alcohol abuse nursing methods.- describe the significance of emotions, attitudes and personality in a treatment relationship- use clinical supervision as a supporting method for professional growth and nursing competence in mental health and drug and alcohol abuse work- master the basics of drug and alcohol dependency, mental disturbances and primary diseases as well as problems with coping caused by them and their prevention and treatment- to meet, nurse and rehabilitate a person with learning disabilities,

Content

Special Challeges of Mental Health Nursing SMEMD and Nursing of Mentally Retarded Drug and alcohol abuse nursing Contents:-Addressing issues-Treatment methods in acute and crisis work in mental health and drug and alcohol abuse nursing as well as in rehabilitative mental health work-Facing an aggressive patientNursing of learning disabilities Contents:- nursing and rehabilitation of persons with learning disabilities- service organization for persons with learning disalbilitiesChildren's and adolescents' mental health workContents:-Children's and adolescents' mental health workGeropsychiatric mental health workContents:Memory disturbancesTreatment relationship in mental health and drug and alcohol abuse nursingThe process and recording of nursing work in mental health and drug and alcohol abuse treatment workClinical supervision of the treatment relationship