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

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

Materials

On-line courses: studymaterial available on-line
Vuorilehto, M. ym. 2014. Uudistuva mielenterveystyö
Mielenterveyslaki https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1990/19901116
Mielenterveysetiikka http://etene.fi/documents/1429646/1559066/ETENE-julkaisuja+25+Mielenterveysetiikka+-+Sinulla+ja+minulla+on+moraalinen+vastuu.pdf/90f79932-aa31-4399-807f-5c2ee36d106d
Mieli-suunnitelma http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/74820/1004164MIELENTERVEYS__JA_P_IHDESUUNNI1487308985.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
EMenthe http://www.ementhe.eu/
Other material will be provided during the contact lessons

Teaching methods

PART 1. Psychiatry on-line Medical Studies 1 cr
PART 2. Mental Health, Crisis and Substance Abuse Nursing 4 cr

Employer connections

The course includes the LbD-project. Timetable of the project will be finalized at the beginning of the course.

Exam schedules

Timetable, content and groups are divided in the first contact lesson (compulsory attendance).
On-line course:
- 1st deadline 28.2.2019
- 2nd deadline 22.4.2019
- 3th deadline 27.5.2019 (This date is only for the tasks, which have been returned for refill)

Student workload

PART 1.
1cr = 27 h of student work
PART 2.
4cr = 108h of student work
Lectures 42h
Seminar assignment or lbd-project 39h
Exam 27h

Content scheduling

- Main psychiatric disorders and the medical grounds for care
- Mechanisms of the most common intoxicants
- Operating principles of mental health and substance abuse nursing
- Supporting clients who are experiencing an acute crisis and are acutely ill
- Professional interaction in care relationship with mental health or substance abuse clients and their significant others
- Pharmacological therapies for mental health and substance abuse patient

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Kurssiin kuuluu psykiatrin verkkoluento.