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Mental Health, Crisis Care and Substance Abuse Nursing (5 cr)

Code: R0194-3026

General information


Enrollment

30.03.2020 - 19.04.2020

Timing

01.05.2020 - 31.08.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

5 op

RDI proportion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Hyvinkää, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)
  • Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STY2), Laurea yhteinen (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Aulikki Yliniva
  • Eija Söderlund

Teacher in charge

Carita Saarikivi

Groups

  • SHB219SA
  • SHV219SN
  • SHG219SA
  • STV219KA
  • SHG219SN
  • SHP219SA
  • SHF219SN

Learning outcomes

The Student is able to
- explain the main psychiatric disorders and the medical grounds for care
- explain the mechanisms of the most common intoxicants
- explain the operating principles of mental health and substance abuse nursing
- support clients who are experiencing an acute crisis and are acutely ill
- plan, maintain and evaluate professional interaction in care relationship with mental health or substance abuse clients and their significant others
- plan, implement and evaluate pharmacological therapies for mental health and substance abuse patients

Grading scale

H-5