Safe pharmacotherapy and drug calculations (2 cr)
Code: LÄÄ0102A20S-3044
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
- BA in Health Care
- BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
- Karoliina Salminen
Groups
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JNS-S23shd
- 12.10.2023 15:30 - 17:00, Lää01 / Vaihtoehtoisen suoritustavan testi
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
Evaluation scale
0-5