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<\/a><\/p>\nThe students study psychiatric nursing. During their visit they attended classes together with 4th year TSMU students of the BN program, in particular lectures and practical classes in psychiatry form the faculty of Department of Neurology, Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology. \u201cThe lectures covered material in-depth and were interesting. In addition, we had the opportunity to join discussions, share experiences and ideas about approaches to treating patients in Canada and Ukraine \u201d \u2013 said Marilyn Schigol.<\/p>\n
During practical classes, students worked in all departments of the hospital, examined patients with anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug abuse problems, and childhood mental health disorders. \u201cThe combination of theoretical and practical parts of the lesson: working with patients and discussing the theoretical material in the same day is a good approach in the educational process. Such training greatly deepened my knowledge on many issues of psychiatry, \u201csaid Aleah Sakowsky.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 The delegation visited a number of medical organizations, including Petrykiv regional geriatric boarding house, narcology clinic, Regional children\u2019s clinical hospital, Budanivska psychiatric hospital, Mykulyntsi regional physical therapy and rehabilitation hospital. \u201cThe use of aromatherapy and different physical therapy methods has greatly expanded my understanding of the range rehabilitation services for people with mental disorders. I will try to make aromatherapy more widely used in Canada \u201d \u2013 said Nicole Cotterill.<\/p>\n \u00a0 The students had the opportunity to speak at a nursing conference and present their research. \u201cIt was a unique opportunity to share strengths and problems with helping mentally ill people in Canada, and to answer questions from the audience about nursing work in Canada\u201d \u2013 said Briana Bourgeault.<\/p>\n \u00a0 In Ternopil, guests visited TSMU Anatomical Museum, had a tour of the city, visited Mother\u2019s Day art festival Tsvit vyshyvanky, learned to cook pierogis and Ukrainian borsch, got to do horseback riding and salsa dancing.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 They also got to travel around Ukraine. In the Carpathians, the visitors learned about the Hutsul culture, tasted the famous banosh with bacon and mushroom soup. Spending several days in Lviv, they could experience the old city, taste traditional coffee, and enjoyed the architecture. Visiting Budanivsky and Mykulynetsky castles, they learned about Ukrainian ancient history.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n