Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- can apply central legislation and national strategies
- has knowledge of the most common forms of mental illness
- can consider how climate and global events affect mental health
- has knowledge of various treatment and nursing care methods in mental health and substance abuse nursing care, including medication management
- can assess care needs in acute psychiatric illness
- can evaluate guidance needs and resources, and can support and guide the client/patient and relatives to engage in care
- is familiar with the nursing care chain and service system
- can identify risky use, harmful use, various forms of abuse, addiction, and co-dependency

Content

The patient's nursing care chain, service system, and legislation in mental health and substance abuse care
The central psychiatric diseases
Professional approach to individuals suffering from psychiatric diseases or addiction
Person-centered/client-centered and family-centered care and guidance methods
Motivation for self-care
Care relationship, family work, network work
Health promotion and preventive work, as well as rehabilitation
The most common psychotherapies
Climate and global-related stress and anxiety
Assessment of suicide risk
Alcohol and substance abuse culture and policy in Finland, national strategies
Assessment of nursing care needs for individuals with mental illness, substance abuse, and other dependencies
Alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction
Models for early intervention, mini-intervention
Ethics and self-determination
Documentation according to the Finnish classification system

Qualifications

No prior requisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential.

The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student has followed the instructions for the written work. They have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views.

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student master the substance of his work, but the application is limited.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional.

Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods).

The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar.