Study Guide

Objective

Competency aims:
The competency aims of this course is that the student
• Has basic knowledge in medication administration and calculation and is able to administer medication to the patient safely.
• Has basic knowledge in patient safety and knows the most common patient safety theories.

Learning outcomes:
at the end of the course the student is expected to
Medication administration
• See the medication administration as a part of the patient care, involving knowledge in ethics, law, anatomy, physiology and chemistry, pharmacology and mathematics
• Know the different ways of administration and forms of medication and understand how they affect the patient
• Know the different steps in the medication process acknowledge the importance of being part of the development of this process
• Know what safe pharmacotherapy is, what good practices in medication administration is and how these are linked to patient safety
• Is aware of the responsibility involving medication administration and know how to act according to current regulations
• Master the terminology used in pharmacotherapy and the dosage calculations needed to ensure patient safety
• Is able to meet the special needs of the ageing patient and guide them in questions concerning their medication
• Is aware of the importance to create a patient safety promoting culture
Patient safety
• Be able to explain the terms used in patient safety
• Be able to give examples of the most common patient safety theories
• Understand how risks can be prevented and limited
• Understand how human factors can affect work and how can one manage work by working in teams to improve patient safety

Content

Course contents:
• Medication administration
• Pharmacology
• Medication calculation
• Online course in Patient safety