Professional Development in Practice 3, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (7 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- apply their knowledge of the most common mental health disorders, psychiatric illnesses and substance addictions in nursing
- use research and recommendations in decision-making in mental health and substance abuse nursing
- recognise the patient's mental strain, grief and crisis and know how to support them
- build a respectful care relationship with a person suffering from a mental health disorder, a substance abuse client and their significant others
- assess and develop their capabilities in resource-oriented interaction with mental health and substance abuse clients and their significant others
- apply approaches and methods used in mental health disorders and substance abuse nursing in a patient-oriented manner
- justify the medicines and drug classifications used in the care of patients with mental health and substance abuse problems and assess their effectiveness in substance abuse and mental health nursing
- propose solutions and analyse decision-making in the daily nursing of mental health and substance abuse clients
- analyse and develop their competence, well-being at work and recovery
- assess the actual treatment and service path together with the mental health and substance abuse client and propose measures to improve patient-orientation
- communicate their expertise in team and work communities in a convincing manner

Content

Theme: Evidence-based decision-making in clinical nursing. Effective oral communication skills, presentation and argumentation.

LbD assignment during placement: Evidence-based nursing.
- Auditing task/forming a clinical research question (e.g., PICO/PICoa/PCC)
- Searching for research data, critical assessment and comparison of nursing practices, summarising conclusions and oral presentation in the practice environment.
- Feedback from the communication´s teacher.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

The modules Basics of Client-oriented Nursing and Health Promotion and Nursing of Non-communicable Diseases must be mostly completed, and the practical training fully completed. Medication calculations for mental health and substance abuse nursing have been completed as part of the medication calculations in the module Health Promotion and Nursing of Non-communicable Diseases,

On the study unit SH00BS91 Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 3 (2 ECTS) one must have actively participated in the medication-related part.

In addition, before the mental health and substance abuse nursing practice, active participation in the study unit SH00BS88 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (6 ECTS) is required.