Study Guide
Study Guide
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Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 NURHMTP21 |
| Name | Internship: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing in Different Nursing Contexts |
| Credits | 10 ects |
| Objectives | The student is able to -assess mental health problems and substance abuse as experiental phenomena at different stages of life -analyse current mental health and substance abuse nursing phenomena and trends -use the mental health and substance abuse nursing assessment, counselling and care interventions properly and in different ways -observes the legislation and instructions governing mental health and addiction care -use different mental health promotion methods to improve the client’s mental wellbeing -masters safe administration of medication in mental health and substance abuse nursing -apply evidence based information in mental health and substance abuse nursing -assesses his or her own professional skills and development needs -can write a CV and create infograph and video CV |
| Content | Nursing philosophy and ethics, human rights and human dignity, legislation and instructions governing mental health and substance abuse nursing. Multi-professional co-operation in organisations and between them. Evidence based information in mental health and substance abuse nursing. Psychoeducation, educational work within families and involvement of relatives in caring for the patient. Clinical supervision. Development of mental health and substance abuse nursing skills and competence. PLE (Personal learning environment) |
| Requirements | Description of the starting level not later than one week before the start on the internship. Accepted completion of the internship and related assignment, personal learning environment. Approved completion of PLE(Personal learning Envirnonment) |
| Grading Scale | Passed - 0 |
| Course material | Material provided by the internship organisation. |
| Prerequisites | Basic studies and compulsory professional studies. The course Mental Health and substance abuse nursing must be completed, either in full or an adequate part of it, according to the implementation plan. |
| Other Considerations | Implementation only in Finnish. Toteutetaan vain suomen kielellä. |
| Contact | Aho Jukka |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.