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Mental Health Promotion in the Public Health NursingLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: 7K00GJ05

Credits

2 op

Objectives

During the study module, the student deepens their expertise in promoting mental health. The student gains skills to support mental health in the role of a public health nurse.

Upon completing the study module, the student
• can identify and address mental health-related challenges and provide systematic support to clients in various sectors of health nursing.
• manages the use of tests that support and screen mental health in the work of a public health nurse.
• can utilize mental health self-care programs and brief interventions in client work.

Content

• Promoting mental health in the work of a public health nurse.
• Identifying mental health-threatening challenges, addressing them, and providing systematic support in various sectors of public health nursing.
• Various screenings, and self-care programs.

Prerequisites

The student must have completed nursing phase studies 135 ECTS credits and must have participated in the study course The Basics of Public Health Nursing. The mental health and substance abuse nursing course must be completed during the nursing education.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

• The student identifies mental health-related challenges and can support clients in various sectors of public health nursing. The student understands the use of tests that support and screen mental health and is aware of self-care programs and brief interventions in client work.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

• The student understands mental health-related challenges and can support clients in various sectors of public health nursing. The student is proficient in using tests that support and screen mental health and can effectively utilize self-care programs and brief interventions in client work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• The student comprehends and can address mental health-related challenges and effectively support clients in various sectors of public health nursing. The student excels in the use of tests that support and screen mental health, employing them comprehensively in the role of a health nurse. The student adeptly utilizes a wide range of self-care programs and brief interventions in client work.