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Safe pharmacotherapy and drug calculations (2cr)

Code: LÄÄ0102A20S-3044

General information


Enrollment
02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Sosiaali- ja kirkonala
Campus
Joensuu
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
BA in Health Care
BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
Karoliina Salminen
Course
LÄÄ0102A20S

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Safe pharmacotherapy and drug calculations LÄÄ0102A20S-3044. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

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