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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing Care (5 cr)

Code: ST00BG47-3007

General information


Enrollment

25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020

Timing

03.03.2020 - 26.03.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Helena Sillanpää
  • Kati Lantta

Groups

  • 08SH19KM
    , Lahti

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the mental health policies, legislation and quality systems governing mental health and substance abuse care while also being able to consider their practical value in developing operational environments and future actions
- describe the characteristics of a nurse-patient relationship in mental health and substance abuse treatment and the significance of a team, multi-professional and network-based practices in the overall care of a patient
- apply researched nursing information in promoting the health and wellbeing of mental health and substance abuse patients
- describe the most common psychiatric diseases and their medical treatments (1 ECTS)

Assessment scale

1-5