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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (5 cr)

Code: AH00BZ60-3009

General information


Enrollment

19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 06.03.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lappeenranta Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing (in Finnish)

Teachers

  • Marjut Louhelainen
  • Kati Nirkko
  • Vuokko Koiranen

Scheduling groups

  • Info (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitukset R1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitukset R2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitukset R3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Tentti (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLPRSH21K
  • HLPRTH20S

Small groups

  • Info
  • Luennot
  • Harjoitukset R1
  • Harjoitukset R2
  • Harjoitukset R3
  • Tentti

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- create a therapeutic interaction in mental health and substance abuse treatment
- reflect one's own values and attitudes to the ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse treatment
- apply non-pharmacological and pharmacological methods of nursing
- identify mental health and substance abuse problems and understand the need for and stages of physical, mental and social care in different nursing settings
- describe the symptoms of the most common psychiatric illnesses and disorders, the main features of the treatment, the methods of treatment and the significance for the client and society

Assessment scale

1-5