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SYKPPRA50 Nursing Persons with Mental Health Problems Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Sykepleie til mennesker med psykiske lidelser
- Study programme
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Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Curriculum
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FALL 2023
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
In this course, students will learn about mental health work, relational skills and factors that promote and harm the mental health of individuals and groups. People's resources and opportunities, but also their vulnerabilities as individuals, are areas of focus. The significance of close relationships and society's influence are important for mental health and are emphasised in the course. This includes patient phenomena such as hope and hopelessness, pain and pain relief, exhaustion and energy.
Required preliminary courses
Passed the courses:
- SYKP/SYKP1000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing/Fundamentals of Nursing 1, 13 credits
- SYKK/SYKP1100 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 credits
- SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 credits
- SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Drug Administration, 5 credits
- SYKK/SYKP1400 Diseases and Health Deficits, 10 credits
- SYKK/SYKPPRA10 The Fundamentals of Nursing/2, 15 credits
- SYKK/SYKPPRA20 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases/1, 20 credits
- SYKK/SYKPPRA30K Decision-making in Nursing and Patient Safety/Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases2, 10 credits
or equivalent
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can present mental health work in a historical perspective
- can s discuss how psychosis, personality disorders, anxiety, mood disorder and drug addiction can influence the patients’ fundamental needs and self-understanding
- can describe mental health and psychosocial challenges among refugees and immigrants and how stigma, exclusion, discrimination, and racism can influence mental health and psychosocial health
- can describe strategies for mastery and concepts such as improvement processes, user participation, recovery, and empowerment
- can explain how framework factors such as current legislation and compulsory regulations can be of significance to the practice of nursing in mental health work
- can discuss the special needs of children and young people related to trauma, neglect, violence, abuse and drug and socio-economic problems
Skills
The student
- can apply key milieu therapeutic principles related to patients with mental disorders
- can apply knowledge about the main groups of psychotropic drugs and integrate knowledge from disease theory in assessing the effects and side effects of drugs
- can apply communication and interaction skills when encountering people with mental health issues and their next-of-kin and can establish, maintain, and terminate relationships
- can map symptoms of various mental and drug-related disorders and conditions and use relevant mapping tools in the practice of nursing
- is capable of continuously assessing situations that entail a risk for patients and/or staff and preventing unwanted incidents
- can assess what inhibits and promotes communication and how poor health and unmet care needs influence professional relations
Competence
The student is capable of
- reflecting on his/her own professional practice and power structures when encountering people with mental health issues and drug addictions and and receive guidance and feedback
- reflecting on existing procedures and methods, and taking the initiative to engage in dialogue about the implementation of new knowledge and new work methods
Teaching and learning methods
Self-study, lectures, digital learning resources, group work, seminars with presentations and practical training: simulation and skills training (two weeks) and Inspirational practical training (one week).
The flipped classroom is used as a teaching method for part of the course. Digital learning resources will be made available in advance.
Course requirements
Practical training has requirements for attendance 90 %. The student fills in a self-presentation for the start of the practice and self-assessment for the mid- and final assessment. Other compulsory activities are:
- participation in seminars
- simulation, relational skills and cooperation
- reflection assignment, individual assignment on ethics, power and legislation related to the student's own experience from practical training. Scope of 1000 words (+/- 10%).
Assessment
Home exam in groups
- Carried out in groups of 3-5 students.
- Three days
- Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10 %).
- Individual description of own contribution to the group is attached to the assignment, 350 words (+/- 10%)
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.
Grading scale
Pass/fail.
Examiners
Two examiners will assess the exams. At least 10% of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.
Overlapping courses
SYKK1000 and SYKP1000 overlap 100 %.