Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing (8 cr)
Code: 7K00BK22-3030
General information
- Enrolment period
- 01.11.2016 - 27.02.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 06.03.2017 - 31.07.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 8 cr
- Local portion
- 8 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 25 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
- Teachers
- Hanna Viitala
- Irmeli Pekkinen
- Taina Ojaniemi
- Eija Kuisma
- Small groups
- r1 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- r2 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- r3 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- r1
- r2
- r3
- Course
- 7K00BK22
Objectives (course unit)
The student
-is able to act according to the principles of mental health promotion and preventive nursing in mental health / substance abuse issues in diverse health care sectors;
-is able to communicate professionally with clients and families suffering from mental health and/or substance abuse problems in diverse life situations and with diverse cultural backgrounds;
-identifies the signs and symptoms caused by mental health and substance abuse problems in different age groups and raises these issues when appropriate;
-is able to assess care in collaboration with the client and his/her family or significant others;
-is able to evaluate, based on assessment of care, the need for special services in collaboration with other professionals;
-is able to identify the life situation of children with parents suffering from mental illness or substance abuse;
-is able to plan, implement and evaluate mental health and substance abuse nursing in primary health care;
-is able to act in collaboration with people suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems, their significant others and professionals;
-is able to use evidence-based practice is his/her work;
-is able to reflect on professional use of his/her own personality and recognise his/her developmental challenges.
Content (course unit)
-mental health promotion
-prevention of mental health problems and substance abuse
-mental health nursing
-substance abuse nursing
-use and development of one's own personality professionally
Prerequisites (course unit)
50 ects of first year studies completed, including pharmacotherapy and medical calculations