Nursing of Clients with Mental or Substance Abuse Problems (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- can encounter and maintain nursing interaction in cooperation with clients with mental health problems and substance abuse problems including their significant others in various operating environments to promote mental health and prevent problems in a resource-oriented way
- understand the impact of mental health and use of intoxicants on the wellbeing of individuals and their significant others
- can plan, implement and evaluate mental health and substance abuse nursing
- can support a client in acute crisis
- can act in multidisciplinary teams and networks.

Content

Basic information on intoxicants and substance abuse problems (alcohol, tobacco and drugs)
Methods of mental health nursing and substance abuse nursing
Acute crisis and its treatment
Basics of the major mental health problems and psychiatric disorders
pair work, teamwork skills, partnership and networking

Location and time

4th period.

Materials

Will be announced latest during the orientation class.

Teaching methods

Tuition in English
Interactive lecture (compulsory attendance)
Flipped learning
Web-based learning
Dialogue exam (psychology)
Medication calculation exam
Exam

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Re-exams will be held in Metropolia re-exams dates.
8.6.2020
The date for 2. re-take will be on fall semester 2021. The date will be announced later,

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

A student can apply for recognition of prior learning as instructed by Metropolia. The RPL appclication must be done prior the implementation commences.

Student workload

Study module is 5 ECTS and the working hours for students are 5x27 = 135 h.
Mental health nursing and psychiatry 3 ECTS
Substance abuse nursing 1 ECTS
Psychology 1 ECTS

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

Participation in the orientation lecture is mandatory.
Passing the course requires active participation in theory classes and active independent study.
If a student is absent from a theory class, they have to do a written assignment of the topic of theory class.
Previous studies:
App. 55 ECTS and Pharmacotherapy 1.

Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer; for example, by returning the first course assignment. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer of this in advance.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for knowledge resourcefully utilizing sources of the field and uses the knowledge base of the field
- is familiar with the knowledge base and core components of the profession
- has adequate professional skills to work in the profession
- can work in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- works safely and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- displays competence benefitting groups or projects
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and development needs

Assessment methods and criteria

Mandatory attendance to course orientation.
Continuous assessment.
Pre-lecture assignements.
100 % attendance required, absences must be compensated
Psychology dialogue exam (pass/fail)
Medication calculation exam (pass/fail)
The course grade (0-5) is based on the exam.