The last week of the internship is the reflection and summary of my learning from beginning to the end of internship week. My mentors and the residents made the mental health and substance abuse internship place a conducive environment for me. It has been a good feeling from the beginning to the end of internship. I was able to put the theoretical knowledge into practical. I am delighted that I managed to fulfil the goals and objectives planned at the beginning of the training. I would like to thank Lumiar Solina Oy for given me the internship opportunity at their unit. It was a privilege to learn from the head of the unit, employees and from the young people.
LEARNING SKILLS: I have had a good experience learning from my mentor and other professionals from the unit. I am a fast learner who ask questions and seek feedback when I am unsure about something, this approach assisted and increased me in knowledge.
ETHICS COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM
Nursing is a profession which is guided by rules and regulations all nurses must abide by such as: honesty, empathy, integrity, accountability, human dignity and so on. I worked ethically and abide by rules and regulation during the internship period. I was able to work ethically and abide by all rules and regulations with the residents, staff, and the environment generally.
EDUCATION AND TEACHING COMPETENCE
Communication plays an essential role when managing the patients. In most cases, I use basic Finnish language with the patients during my internship, although some of the young people speaks English language which made it easier for me to communicate.
WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE
I have had experience working in Finnish environment before my internship began. In every way, the internship has been a great experience for me. Throughout my internship, I was able to establish positive relationships with the residents, coworkers, mentors, and residents’ relatives. I can state with certainty that during this time, I was able to collaborate with nearly every coworker at least once. Collaborating with diverse coworkers was a pleasant educational experience. In the same way, I get along well with practically every resident, especially the ones I was assigned to.
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING AND DECISION-MAKING
Evidence based practice is important for nurses who work in mental health and substance abuse department. Working closely with the boss of the unit who is a psychotherapist gave me an insight on how to handle emotions and reaction after a hard situation with the customers. Using AVEKKI techniques helps patients’ safety when they are aggressive.
CLINICAL NURSING COMPETENCE
Personally, I think the clinical nursing competence in mental health unit is quite different from every other nursing field. The most important intervention for me is creating nurse-client relationship. I gained insights into both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for these conditions.
Mari Väänänen.
LEARNING SKILLS
The student has been able to assess his own competence and, when he needs help or skills learning, has been able to ask questions and put what he has learned into practice well. He has been able to ask professional questions and learn fluently through advice.
ETHICS COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM
As a student, Jamiu has been able to act in accordance with good ethical principles. He acts reliably and safely both with clients and in the work community. The student has become very familiar with the rules and operating principles related to client work and has implemented them carefully.
EDUCATION AND TEACHING COMPETENCE
The students have interacted well when guiding young clients. He has mostly used his already fairly fluent Finnish when guiding, supplementing it with English when necessary. The interaction has worked well in terms of guiding and teaching the young people.
WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE
Jamiu’s work reflects her previous experience in guiding young people. He has a good connection with the staff during the internship. He also met the network for work, such as in healthcare and various school systems for the young people. The network’s cooperation was strengthened during the internship, both in theory and in practice.
EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING AND DECISION-MAKING
The scientific framework for the solution-oriented approach became familiar to the student through the profession of a psychotherapist, which is important when guiding clients with mental health support in mind. Guidance considered, among other things, the impact of attitudes and emotions on emotions and mental health. The student realized the importance of the theoretical perspective well and was able to implement what he had learned in practical decision-making with the support of a professional.
CLINICAL NURSING COMPETENCE
In Solina, the students’ learning developed in terms of both medical help and non-medical support. He understands well, among other things, the importance of medication for ADHD youth, along with other guidance. One of the most important areas is the success of young people in school with the support of good medication and guidance.
The internship is passed
Hi Jamiu,
your internship is succesfully done and it has been nice to follow your work with young people. Your active attitude and interest have created a good base for learning the methods of mental health and substance abuse care in practice. I´m glad that you received expert mentoring in a solution based approach and were able to apply it in guiding young people – this is one big and important aspect and clinical competence of mental health work.
Your self-evaluation is relevant and well focused.
Internship is passed. Wishing you all the best with your studies.