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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Mielenterveys- ja päihdetyön palvelujärjestelmä ja lainsäädäntö
Kriisit, trauma ja kriisipotilaan/-omaisen kohtaaminen
Stigmat mielenterveys ja päihdetyössä sekä hoidollinen vuorovaikutus
Mielenterveys ja päihdeongelman tunnistaminen, hoidon suunnittelu, toteutus ja arviointi
Masennus, Kaksisuuntainen mielialahäiriö
Psykoosisairaudet, persoonallisuushäiriöt
Äitiysajan mielenterveysongelmat
Psykiatria ja famakologia

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

Teaching methods

Oppimiskeskustelut
Luento-opetus
Itsenäinen opiskelu

Student workload

Lähiopetus yhteensä 14 t + 2 t koe
Itsenäinen opiskelu 92 t

Evaluation methods and criteria

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