Practical Training in Mental Health Nursing

Structure Type: Course
Code: THO5G7
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 7.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palo, Raija
Teacher Team: Saari, Anna
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
TH-2015   3 autumn   7.0   2017-08-01   2017-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students are able to implement multi-professional mental health nursing while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of mental health patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and know how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate interventions for mental health clients/patients and their families, who face common health changes and/or problems and/or crises. Students are competent in documentation and oral reporting. They use evidence-based interventions to help, support and counsel mental health clients/ patients and family members of all ages. Students know how to plan and safely implement and evaluate drug care for adult mental health clients/patients. Students know how to support and promote mental health patients' and families' health and ability to function. They are able to counsel and support patients and families of all ages in self-care. Students evaluate their professional competence critically from the perspectives of strenghts and development needs.

Student's Workload

186 hours of practical training, including orientation, assignments, reflection and seminars

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Mental Health Nursing
drug calculations

Contents

Practical training in mental health nursing settings. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Recommended or Required Reading

Will be announced in the course implementation plan.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practical training, assignment, complementing the eDrug Care Certificate online, evaluation of competence, seminars, counselling situations.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Practical Training in Clinical Nursing during the middle phase of the studies.

Assessment Methods

Practical training: pass/fail. Students must reach the learning outcomes and enter their self-evaluation onto the electronic portfolio.

Practical training (pass), evaluation of competence, work rota, eDrug Care Certificate and assignments.

Work Placement

Practical training

Back