Study Guide

Objective

Competence goals:

You are able to identify elements of positive mental health in a person’s life story and health promotion.
You can identify the most important mental health, addiction and substance abuse problems. You are able to utilize nursing recommendations and nursing principles and you understand the networks of the mental health and substance abuse treatment service system.
You can assess the impact of mental health disorders and substance use on the well-being of a person and his or her family.
You are able to participate in teamwork under supervision as a member of the work community when implementing various forms of care.
You work in dialogue with the customer and their loved ones.
You are able to use work community support, peer review, and feedback to promote your own professional growth.
You work in accordance with the principles of patient safety and occupational safety.

Location and time

Spring 2025

Materials

Material studied in classes and material in Moodle.

Teaching methods

You are able to identify elements of positive mental health in a person’s life story and health promotion.
You can identify the most important mental health, addiction and substance abuse problems. You are able to utilize nursing recommendations and nursing principles and you understand the networks of the mental health and substance abuse treatment service system.
You can assess the impact of mental health disorders and substance use on the well-being of a person and his or her family.
You are able to participate in teamwork under supervision as a member of the work community when implementing various forms of care.
You work in dialogue with the customer and their loved ones.
You are able to use work community support, peer review, and feedback to promote your own professional growth.
You work in accordance with the principles of patient safety and occupational safety.

Employer connections

Workplaces in Mental Health and Substance Abuse nursing

Further information

Note! You must have completed/started the theoretical studies related to the course in question and passed the medical examinations before starting the internship. If you wish to do the internship as a summer internship, please contact Pipsa Vilén first.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass

- You can identify the elements of positive mental health in a person's life story and in health promotion.
- You can identify the most important mental health, addiction and substance abuse problems.
- You can utilize nursing recommendations and the principles of nursing, and you understand networks of the mental health and substance abuse treatment service system.
- You can assess the impact of mental disorders and substance use on the well-being of a person and his or her family.
- You are able to participate in teamwork under supervision as a member of the work community when implementing various forms of care.
- You are able to work in dialogue with the customer and their loved ones.
- You can use work community support, peer review and feedback to promote your own professional growth.
- You can work in accordance with the principles of patient safety and occupational safety.

Fail

● You cannot identify elements of positive mental health in a person’s life story and in health promotion.
● You cannot identify the most important mental health, addiction and substance abuse problems.
● You cannot utilize nursing recommendations and nursing principles, nor do you understand the networks of the mental health and substance abuse nursing service system.
● You cannot assess the impact of mental disorders and substance use on the well-being of a person and his or her family.
● You do not know how to participate in teamwork in a guided way as a member of the work community when implementing different forms of care.
● You are not able to interact with the customer and their loved ones.
● You cannot use work community support, peer review, and feedback to promote your own professional growth.
● You are not able to work in accordance with the principles of patient safety and occupational safety.

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted / failed
Areas of competence for assessment:
Student's learning process
- The student's learning process: Achievement of the objectives set for the traineeship, planning, self-direction, acquisition of knowledge and justification of activities on the basis of theoretical knowledge.
Ethical competence
- Respect for confidentiality and discretion, compliance with laws and regulations, values and principles of nursing, safe working practices, responsibility, caring attitude towards client/patient/relatives/cooperation and learning network. Responsibility for own professional development
Collaborative and interpersonal skills
- Ability to initiate and maintain professional interactions: patient/client relationships, subordinate skills, collegiality, teamwork, working in pairs, multidisciplinary work, cooperation between care and service units, networks.
Teaching and guidance skills
- The student guides and supports a variety of patients/clients, their relatives and friends and groups and communities. Guides and supports the client in self-care and in managing the patient's own health problem. Health promotion skills.
Decision-making skills
- Nursing process, reporting, information and record keeping, coordination. Self-management skills; awareness, independence, positivity, clarity, creativity, responsibility.
Clinical competence in nursing
- Identifying the biopsychosocial needs and problems of the patient/client/patient's close network. Mapping the patient's overall life. Planning, implementing and evaluating nursing activities. Using nursing methods and working in a nursing relationship.
Criteria for an failed traineeship
- Rejection of a traineeship/work-based learning is based on professional, cooperation, development and development skills criteria. One of the following criteria is sufficient for rejection:
Professional competences
failure to comply with ethical principles, guidelines and laws
Conduct that compromises patient safety
Ability to cooperate
Lack of cooperation skills
lack of commitment to the care relationship
Non-collegial behaviour
substantial shortcomings in professional interaction
substantial deficits in nursing knowledge and skills
Capacity for development and improvement
lack of motivation and initiative
unplanned training
lack of assessment and reflection on own performance
lack of work-life skills