Mental Health Nursing - Supervised Professional Training

SYK176H

An 8 week/240 hour clinical practice study at a nursing home per learning outcome descriptions.

Bachelor in nursing

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: ¿ Demonstrate the ability to develop relational competence ¿ Provide sound nursing care ¿ Utilise knowledge of the most common psychiatric illnesses ¿ Actively participate in the planning and implementation of various methods and principles in the clinical field ¿ Safeguard the patient¿s need for health promotion, coping, enabling and preventive-type care ¿ Safeguard the patient¿s need for information, counseling and guidance ¿ Utilise knowledge of client involvement ¿ Utilise the documentation system, actively participate in nurse hand-off report and document own work ¿ Administrate medicine in a professionally sound way ¿ Have insight into the preparation and use of individual care plans ¿ Acquire knowledge in the practical use of current laws and legislation ¿ Demonstrate the ability to reflect over ethical challenges when working with psychiatric illnesses network system ¿ Plan his or her work and demonstrate the ability to cooperate with colleagues and other agencies

No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.

Compulsory.

Clinical studies, Guidance ¿ individual and group, Reflection/reflection notes, Study assignments 1 and 2

The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). These evaluations are included in the university¿s quality assurance system.

A passing grade in all theory-based exams and clinical studies from semesters 1 through 3 and SYK194H.