Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Mental Health and substance abuse care 4 ECT:

STUDENT:
- is able to recognize ethical issues, values and principles in the Mental health and substance abuse care
- is able to recognise Mental health and substance abuse problems
- knows what are the methods used in Mental health and substance abuse care to treat patients / clients
- knows the principle ideas of being in a therapeutical relationshionp with patient / client

Basics of nursing management 1 ECT:

STUDENT:
- knows general management models
- masters the basics of work community skills
- knows how to act as an active and developing team member
- is able to evaluate and improve his / her own work and management behavior skills
- knows the main contents of the collective labour agreement
- is able to participate in profit responsibility planning and management of own and work community activities

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course will be conducted as face-to-face learning. (Online according to national Covid-19 regulations).

Timing and attendance

The course takes place from week 50 until 5
Pre-work for lectures, 80% attendance
Training hours (4h + 8h), 100% attendance
Osve, 100% presence
Tietotesti, 100% attendance

Learning material and recommended literature

-Azam, M., Qureshi, M & Kinnari, D. 2016. Psychiatry: a Clinical Handbook. Line artwork by Hilary Strickland Illustration, Bath, UK. Typeset by Medlar Publishing Solutions Pvt, India. Printed in India.
-Pryjmachuk S. 2017 Mental Health Nursing. SAGE.
-Clifton A, Hemingway S. etc. 2019 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing. Wiley Blackwell.
-Duodecim 2022. Current Care Guidelines. https://www.kaypahoito.fi/en/

Alternative completion methods

E-ahot possiblity on the basis of prior knowledge. Previous knowledge means that:
The student has:
-appropriate vocational qualification in social and health care (minimum secondary vocational qualification)
-sufficient work experience in mental health and substance abuse care

Working life cooperation

Where possible, projects will be integrated into the course.

Exam retakes

The knowledge test at the end of the course. The time of the retest will be announced later.

Learning environment

Classroom or electronic discussion board (Teams or Zoom).

Student time use and work load

The course consists of 5 ects = 135h (1 ect = 27h) student work
Demolish of pre-assignment 4 h
Pre-Work for lectures 20h
Training hours 12h
Tietotesti "knowledgetest" 2h

Independent study: 101h

Preliminary tasks: 5 - failed / to be completed
Lecture pre-work task: 5 - failed - to be completed
Data test 5- failed. Approved performance requires 50% of the total score
OSVE- test passed - failed / to be completed.

Contents

The student is able to encounter and maintain a therapeutic interaction with a person with mental health and / or addicted persons and their loved ones. The student is also able to carry out mental health and substance abuse care in a disorder-preventing and resource-based manner.

Objectives

The student is able to:
-create a therapeutical interaction in mental health and substance abuse care
-reflect one's own values and attitudes to the ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse care
-applicate non-drug and pharmacological methods of nursing
-identify mental health and substance abuse problems and understand the need and stages of physical, mental and social care in different nursing settings
-describe the symptoms of the most common psychiatric illnesses, disorders, symptoms, and features and those meaning to the client and society.

Contents
-history of mental health and substance abuse work and key legislation
-identification of mental health and substance abuse problems
-therapeutical relationship
-non-medical nursing methods in mental health and substance abuse care
-evidence based nursing and treatment recommendations

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

No required.

Assessment criteria

Preliminary tasks: 5 - failed / to be completed
Lecture pre-work task: 5 - failed - to be completed
Data test 5- failed. Approved performance requires 50% of the total score
OSVE- test passed - failed / to be completed.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Essays are superficial and unclear. References has been used in illogical way and they are not in accordance with official instructions. The written output is completely unfinished. There is shown nearly none familiarity with the main theoretical and / or methodological starting points of Mental health and substance abuse care. Student has answered questions in very short and narrow aspect way. Student doesn´t follow the instructions for mandatory presence.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

1
The student's theoretical knowledge to understand and apply the key starting points of mental health and substance abuse care to the clinical practice of nursing will be limited. The student's ability to describe the choices of different methods of helping mental health and substance abuse treatment and to show independent critical thinking comes to the fore very superficially. The student's understanding of the importance of professional identity in nursing work in reflection is limited. The student's skills to search for researched information and utilize it in expanding different perspectives and deepening the theoretical knowledge base are developing.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

2-3
The student is able to reflect on the key principles and concepts of mental health and substance abuse treatment. The student demonstrates the ability to apply key theoretical starting points in mental health and substance abuse treatment to clinical practice in nursing, but they are still detached. The student is able to evaluate the choices of different methods of helping mental health and substance abuse work and to demonstrate independent critical thinking, but it remains external. The student demonstrates a reflection on professional identity and an understanding of its significance in nursing. The student's skills to search for researched information and utilize it in expanding different perspectives and deepening the theoretical knowledge base are developing.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to reflect extensively and comprehensively on the key principles and concepts of mental health and substance abuse treatment. The student is able to apply the main theoretical principles of mental health and substance abuse treatment to the clinical practice of nursing. The student is able to evaluate the choices of different methods of helping mental health and substance abuse treatment and to demonstrate independent critical reflection and thinking. The student demonstrates critical and evaluative professional thinking and an understanding of the importance of nursing. The student is able to search for researched information and utilize it in expanding different perspectives and deepening the theoretical knowledge base.