Nursing Care in Different Phases of Life II

Education facts

Code: 3OM373

This course comprises psychiatric nursing, commonly occurring mental illness among adults and legislation in psychiatric care. The course's content is problematised from an sustainability perspective. The course contains 12 weeks of clinical placement (VFU) in different contexts where the student practices identifying and supporting the individual's, patient's and relatives resources. During clinical placement the student shall, based on the nursing process and current laws and regulations with a person-centred and patient-safe approach, independently under supervision identify needs related to mental and somatic illness. Based on this, the nursing care is planned, implemented, evaluated and documented. During clinical placement, opportunities are provided to train relationship creation and communication, to train on prevention, support and teaching, and to practise patient-safe care and optimization of health through nursing planning and documentation. In connection with clinical placement, two occasions of professional supervision in nursing (YHiO) will be held.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements to the course are, passing courses in semesters 1-2, passing clinical placement (VFU) and participation in professional supervision in nursing in semester 3.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Nursing Care in Different Phases of Life II

  Umeå University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 13 December 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %