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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing, Practical Training  (7 cr)

Code: STH6403-3004

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2021 - 31.10.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 29.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Hanne Timonen
  • Miia Haapalainen
  • Henna Kakkonen
  • Liisa Ryhänen
  • Satu Kinnunen
  • Juha Pesonen
  • Eini Hyppönen
  • Mari Sivonen
  • Terhi Hagman
  • Kirsi Tanskanen
  • Raija Latvala
  • Tanja Hirvonen

Teacher in charge

Minna Lappalainen

Groups

  • STHNK21
    Nurse, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2021
  • STTNK21
    Public Health Nurse, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2021
  • STHAK21
    Nurse, Blended learning, Spring, 2021

Teaching methods

Learning outcomes

• You act according to the values and principles of nursing with respect for human dignity.
• You meet and maintain nursing interplay with a mental health and intoxicant abuse patient and his/her relatives
• You support the empowerment, participation and responsability of the patient as an expert for the own heath and well-being
• You plan, implement and record the treatment of the client / patient
• You are familiar with the service structure used in mental health and intoxicant abuse treatment and are able to guide the client / patient to use appropriate services in health care and social work
• You are familiar with the most common classes of substances and active substances as well as their adverse reactions and side effects
• You have good co-operation skills and are able to profit from the multiprofessional expertise
• You are able to evaluate your own actions

Core content:

Clinical practice in an unit for mental health and intoxicant abuse patients.
Tasks:
Personal learning objectives and self evaluation
A learning diary

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected