Study and career opportunities

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the programme, graduates will be able to:

• Carry out professional practice in psychiatric nursing  
• Deliver specialised direct nursing care (bedside care) to individuals, families, and groups in mental health care contexts 
• Base nursing practice on evidence from scientific research in nursing science and mental health care 
• Promote interprofessional collaboration and contribute to coordinated care processes 
• Integrate ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards into nursing practice 
• Contribute to quality improvement processes in psychiatric and mental health care 

More specifically, the psychiatric nurse will be able to:

• Exercise specialised clinical practice in mental health nursing in hospital and community settings 
• Observe, identify, and assess a person’s resources and difficulties in relation to fundamental needs using a holistic approach 
• Conduct individual interviews with diagnostic and therapeutic purposes 
• Support individuals in identifying their resources and developing strategies to achieve a satisfactory state of health 
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and members of the care team 
• Design and implement individual or group socio-therapeutic nursing care projects in collaboration with patients, recognising them as partners in care 
• Participate in professional development and quality approaches through the promotion of standards, procedures, and evidence-based good practices 
• Identify clinical issues and participate in or coordinate research projects in nursing science in psychiatry and mental health, contributing to the improvement of care quality