Study Guide

Objective

Competency aims:
• The aim of the course is to develop and increase knowledge in psychiatric nursing and care and the course provides the students opportunities to develop their knowledge and practical competence in psychiatric nursing care.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Be able to realize the significance of the care relationship and to consciously use his/her abilities for the benefit of the patient and his/her relatives.
• Be able to analyze the limitations and resources in her/his knowledge and to use supervision as support. The student will be able to reflect on the significance of ethical principles and to apply them in psychiatric care
• Understand the significance of promotive, preventive and rehabilitative mental health work.

Content

Course contents:
• Tradition and science in psychiatric care
• The nurse in psychiatric care
• Dimensions of mental health
• Aspects of caring relation
• Ethics in psychiatric nursing care
• Group processes
• Aspects in preventive and rehabilitative care

Teaching methods

Lectures
Project- and production, simulation work
Individual studies
Exam

Materials

Townsend, M. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice Edition 8 (Unit 1 chapters 1&2, Unit 2 chapter 3 and Unit 3 chapters 7&8) Publisher F. A. Davis Company Print Pub Date 2014-08-20 Ebook Print ISBN 9780803640924 eBook ISBN 9780803643963

Lönnqvist, J, Marttunen, M, Henriksson, M, Partonen, T. 2022. Psykiatria. Themes: skitsofrenia, muut psykoosit, kaksisuuntaiset mielialahäiriöt, depressiiviset häiriöt, ahdistuneisuushäiriöt, persoonallisuushäiriöt, päihdehäiriöt, itsetuhoisuus käyttäytyminen. Ebook.

Mental Health Act

Käypä hoito -suositukset (psykiatriasta)

Content scheduling

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is to develop and increase knowledge in psychiatric nursing and care and the course provides students with opportunities to develop their knowledge and practical competence in psychiatric nursing care.

Learning outcomes:
The student is expected to
• Be able to realise the significance of the care relationship and to consciously use their abilities for the benefit of the patient and their relatives.
• Be able to analyse the limitations and resources in their knowledge and to use supervision as support. The student will be able to reflect on the significance of ethical principles and to apply them in psychiatric care
• Understand the significance of promotive, preventive and rehabilitative mental health work.
Course content:
• Tradition and science in psychiatric care
• The nurse in psychiatric care
• Dimensions of mental health
• Aspects of a caring relationship
• Ethics in psychiatric nursing care
• Group processes
• Aspects of preventive and rehabilitative car

Further information

The student has to pass the course to go out on Psychiatric nursing-practical training.

Assessment methods and criteria

1-5/failed

To pass the course the student should pass the following: written and oral presentation and
drug administration; calculation exam.