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Mental Health and Addictive Behavior (5 cr)

Code: NU21AF13-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2022 - 06.09.2022

Timing

03.10.2022 - 18.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Marlene Gädda

Teacher in charge

Marlene Gädda

Groups

  • NU21D-V
    Nursing, full time studies 2021, Vasa

Objective

The student will:
-obtain knowledge of the organization and management of mental health care on a national level, including the specific legislation concerning mental health care
-be able to identify common mental health disorders.
-be able to use the nursing process as a framework for providing individualized care for patients with mental health disorders, and apply the specific features of mental health to all nursing contexts
-be able to prioritize the patient’s needs for nursing care, correctly act on these, and document them, based on the national classification system
-become familiar with medication used in mental health care
-be able to apply insights into altered mental health to all nursing contexts
- will be able to apply psyciatric first aid in all nursing contexts
- obtain knowledge of, and be prepared to apply, legislation and social control onto substance abuse
- be able to identify the impact of substance abuse and addiction on society
- be prepared to implement preventive working methods
- be able to describe the specific features of different groups of substance abusers
- be able to use the nursing process as a framework for providing individualized care for patients with addiction and substance abuse disorders
- be able to prioritize the patient’s needs for nursing care, act correctly on those needs and document them based on the national classification system
-will be able to apply the specific features of addiction and substance abuse to all nursing contexts

Content

The student will:
-obtain knowledge of the organization and management of mental health care on a national level, including the specific legislation concerning mental health care
-be able to identify common mental health disorders.
-be able to use the nursing process as a framework for providing individualized care for patients with mental health disorders, and apply the specific features of mental health to all nursing contexts
-be able to prioritize the patient’s needs for nursing care, correctly act on these, and document them, based on the national classification system
-become familiar with medication used in mental health care
-be able to apply insights into altered mental health to all nursing contexts
- will be able to apply psyciatric first aid in all nursing contexts
- obtain knowledge of, and be prepared to apply, legislation and social control onto substance abuse
- be able to identify the impact of substance abuse and addiction on society
- be prepared to implement preventive working methods
- be able to describe the specific features of different groups of substance abusers
- be able to use the nursing process as a framework for providing individualized care for patients with addiction and substance abuse disorders
- be able to prioritize the patient’s needs for nursing care, act correctly on those needs and document them based on the national classification system
-will be able to apply the specific features of addiction and substance abuse to all nursing contexts

Location and time

Alere, Vaasa
Autumn 2022

Materials

Videbeck, S.2014. Psychiatric mental health nursing
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.novia.fi/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4625052
Katona C, Cooper, C & Robertson, M.2015. Psychiatry at a glance
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.novia.fi/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4094470
Wrycraft, N.2009. An Introduction to Mental Health Nursing
O'Brien, P.G., Kennedy, W.Z. & Ballard, K.A. 2008. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Smith, G. 2014. Mental health Nursing at a Glance
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.novia.fi/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1829439

Teaching methods

Lectures
Groupwork
Seminars
Selfstudies

Exam schedules

Deadline 18.12.2022

Completion alternatives

Tasks, Assignments and tests on moodle

Student workload

27h/cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and her/his 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' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for the assignment. She/He 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 assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the written assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written assignments. The student has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar. The assignment 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 assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar

Assessment methods and criteria

Criteria on Moodle

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

For written work:
The student has not followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is missing. The student shows limited substantive knowledge, cannot be essential

For the exam:
The student shows limited substantive knowledge, cannot be essential
For written work:
The student has not followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is missing. The student shows limited substantive knowledge, cannot be essential

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

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.

For the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)
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.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

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 has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited.

For the exam:
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views
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 has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

For written work
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 and independent working methods)

For the exam:
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional
For written work
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 and independent working methods)

Qualifications

Anatomy and Physiology
Evidence Based Nursing