Mental Health Patient and Drug Abuse Patient NursingLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing 4 cr MIPä
Objectives
Students will
- Become familiar with the mental health and substance abuse system and be able to work in a networked multiprofessional environment
- Know how to determine and document mental health and substance abuse patients’ needs for care, plan and administer care, evaluate the effectiveness of care and draw the necessary conclusions
- Know how to promote occupational and patient safety in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients
- Understand how ethical guidelines, values, principles and legislation steer the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients
- Be able to identify mental health and substance abuse patients’ needs for care and know how to address problems and refer patients to suitable treatment
- Know how to use mental health and substance abuse treatment methods
- Understand the significance of the nurse-patient relationship and the role played by emotions, attitudes and personality in such a relationship.
- Know how to guide and support patients and their family members
- Know how to use health care technology in mental health and substance abuse nursing
- Know how to administer safe and effective pharmacotherapy in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse patients
- Have the resources to deal with aggressive or violent customers

Content

Contents
Psychiatry and Pharmacology 1 cr PSYFA
Nursing
- Mental health and substance abuse prevention - Ethical issues
- Core legislation
- Service system

- Methods of mental health nursing - Patient-nurse relationship
- Supportive therapy and psychoeducation

- Common psychiatric disorders and pharmacotherapy
- Crises and trauma
- Substance abuse nursing - Substance addiction
- Intoxicants
- Mini intervention
- Motivational interviewing

- Dealing with an aggressive or violent customer