Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (6 cr)
Code: SH00BS88-3009
General information
Enrollment
07.02.2022 - 13.02.2022
Timing
04.03.2022 - 30.06.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 op
Virtual proportion
6 op
RDI proportion
6 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Campus
Laurea Tikkurila
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHP2), Laurea Porvoo (Finnish)
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHB2), Laurea Hyvinkää (Finnish)
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHD2), Laurea Verkkokampus (Finnish)
- Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
- Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHF2), Laurea Lohja (Finnish)
Teachers
- Heli Karjalainen
- Anu Elorinne
- Eija Söderlund
Teacher in charge
Eija Söderlund
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- describe the most common mental health disorders in children, young people and adults and their main examination and treatment methods
- use evidence-based information and recommendations when justifying decisions, approaches and working methods used in mental health and substance abuse nursing care
- apply the principles of resource-oriented interaction in the care of a mental health and substance abuse clients and in supporting the significant others
- recognise the patient's difficult emotions, psychological strain, grief and crisis, and describe how to help the patient and their significant others to manage these difficult feelings
- describe the significance of the service system for mental health and substance abuse nursing, digital services and work in multiprofessional teams and networks
- describe the special features of medication treatment in mental health nursing
- explain the significance of ethical guidelines and legislation in mental health and substance abuse nursing
- recognise special features related to cultures and subcultures in mental health and substance abuse nursing
- analyse ethical questions related to mental health and substance abuse nursing
- analyse the significance of their own attitudes, perceptions and resources when implementing client-oriented nursing
Grading scale
H-5