Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people (2cr)
Course unit code: PHA3002N24S
General information
- Credits
- 2 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
Students
• understand the specificities of patient safety in pharmacotherapy in the care of older people
• know the principles of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of older people and know how to apply the information in nursing.
• know the risk medications in the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can assess the pharmacotherapy of older people
• can offer guidance on pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to customers/patients and their families
• know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
• can perform the medical calculations included in the course
Content
• safe pharmacotherapy of older people
• specificities of pharmacotherapy of older people
• the most common active ingredient groups and their areas of use, mechanisms of action and routes of administration for older people
• risk medications for older people
• pharmacotherapy guidance, committing to treatment
• medical calculations
Qualifications
Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation (PHA1) and Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation (PHA2) must be completed.
Further information
RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning is only possible if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.