Study Guide

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 symptoms, the main features of the treatment, the methods of treatment and the significance for the client and society

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course will be conducted as combination of face-to-face and online teaching . (Online according to national Covid-19 regulations).

Timing and attendance

Seminar, 80%
Skills (4h + 8h), 100%
Tietotesti, 100%

Learning material and recommended literature

Higgins, A, Kilkku, N & Kort Kristofersson, G. 2022. Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing. Springer.
Pryjmachuk S. 2017 Mental Health Nursing. SAGE.
Clifton A, Hemingway S. etc. 2019 Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing. Wiley Blackwell.
Cornelius L-E, Cooper, C & Robertson, M. 2015. Psychiatry at a Glance 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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 (three months work experience and passed test for showing gained knowledge)

Working life cooperation

Where possible, projects will be integrated into the course.

Exam retakes

Tietotesti 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.

Info 2h
Seminars, 24h
Skills, 12 h (8h + 4h)
Tietotesti "knowledgetest" 1h

Independent study for assignments: 96h

Preliminary tasks:passed / failed
Lecture pre-work : passed - failed
Tietotesti: 5- failed. Approved performance requires 50% of the total score

Contents

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

Objectives


Student know:
- how to create a therapeutical relationship in mental health and substance abuse care
- how to reflect one's own values and attitudes what comes to ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse care
-the meaning and usage of non-drug and pharmacological methods
-observe the symptoms of the most common psychiatric illnesses and disorders and document those

Contents
-history of mental health and substance abuse work and key legislation
-identification of mental health and substance abuse problems and those impact on the patient´s capacity to survive daily basis
-therapeutical relationship
-nursing methods
-the evidence based nursing and national guidelines for nursing care recommendations

Psychiatry can be found in Skhole platform.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

No reguired.

Assessment criteria

Mental health and substance abuse care

-mandatory participation into info sessions of the course, where the learning content, evaluation etc of the course will be told
-pre-assignments will be returned to Moodle


Mental health and substance abuse treatment work 5 ects consists of:

Preliminary assignment: failed / to be completed
Lecture presentation: failed - to be completed
Tietotesti: failed. Approved performance requires 50% of the total score
OSVE- test: passed - failed / to be completed.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

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: assessment scale failed/approved

The student demonstrates the ability to combine theoretical knowledge with own reflection and experiences from mental health nursing . Various evidence based references have been used in written works and presentations. The text progresses logically and is easy to read. The topics have been discussed from nursing point of view and it provides new information to the student group. The student demonstrates familiarity with the key concepts and starting points of mental health and substance abuse treatment. The student has basic information about drugs and diseases used in mental health and substance abuse care.

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

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)

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 among mental health and substance abuse care 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 the key principles and concepts of mental health and substance abuse care. The student is able to apply the main theoretical principles of mental health and substance abuse care 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 is able to search for researched information and utilize it in expanding different perspectives and deepening the theoretical knowledge base.