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

Location and time

Weeks 12-16

Materials

Brooks, McHenry & American. Counseling Association. 2014. A Contemporary Approach to Substance Use Disorders and Addiction Counseling: A Counselor's Guide to Application and Understanding. Available in eBook Central.

Cavallaro R & Colombo R. 2022. Fundamentals of Psychiatry for Health Care Professionals. Springer eBooks.

Townsend M. 2014. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice. F. A. Davis Company. Available in eBook Central.

Mental Health Act: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1990/en19901116_20101338.pdf

Weiner, I. B. L. & Lerner, R. M. (2012). Handbook of Psychology: Developmental Psychology. Available in eBook Central.

Wiley. Jacobs, G. A. (2016). Community-Based Psychological First Aid: A Practical Guide to Helping Individuals and Communities during Difficult Times. Butterworth-Heinemann. Available in eBook Central.

Other articles and materials provided by lecturer.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Medication calculation exam in Exam room
You can take the exam 3 times if needed to pass.

Exam is on 17.4.-24.4. in Exam room

1. re-take in Exam room: 19-23.5.
2. re-take: in Exam room: 5.-9.6

More information about Exam in Oma: https://oma.metropolia.fi/henkilokunnalle/strategia-ja-kehityspalvelut/digitalisaatio/ohjelmistojen-ohjeet/exam/exam-opiskelijoille

Completion alternatives

A student can apply for recognition of prior learning as instructed by Metropolia. The RPL application is done prior enrolling for the implementation.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Mandatory attendance to course orientation
Active study in Moodle (pass/fail)
Pre-assignements for the lectures must be completed and submitted (pass / fail)
Passing the course requires active participation in theory classes
100 % attendance required, absences from mental health and substance abuse theory classes must be compensated with a written assignement
Psychology dialogue exam (pass/fail)
Medication calculation exam (pass/fail)
Simulations (pass / fail)
Finnish integration (pass / fail)
The course grade (0-5) is based on the exam

Student workload

Study module is 5 ECTS (5x27h is 135 hours of students work) .
Mental health nursing and psychiatry 3 ECTS
Substance abuse nursing 1 ECTS
Psychology 1 ECTS

Teaching methods

S2 integration in every phase of studies (before, after and in between theory and skills labs).
Tuition in English
Interactive lecture (compulsory attendance)
Flipped learning
Web-based learning
Dialogue exams
Medication calculation exam
Simulations
Exam

Further information

Prerequisites
Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.

Framework in Nursing: Recovery approach is a personal journey rather than a set outcome, and one that may involve developing hope, a secure base and sense of self, supportive relationships, empowerment, social inclusion, coping skills, and meaning.

Participation in the orientation lecture is mandatory.
Attendance rate for Finnish lectures is 80 %.
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.

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.

All assignments and materials (Power Point presentations etc.) are under Copyright Act (404/61) and a teacher has the copyright. Assignments and materials are not allowed to be distributed or used in any other way. Distributing materials are only allowed if the teacher grants the permit.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Further information

Prerequisites
Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.

Framework in Nursing: Recovery approach is a personal journey rather than a set outcome, and one that may involve developing hope, a secure base and sense of self, supportive relationships, empowerment, social inclusion, coping skills, and meaning.

Participation in the orientation lecture is mandatory.
Attendance rate for Finnish lectures is 80 %.
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.

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.

All assignments and materials (Power Point presentations etc.) are under Copyright Act (404/61) and a teacher has the copyright. Assignments and materials are not allowed to be distributed or used in any other way. Distributing materials are only allowed if the teacher grants the permit.