Pharmacotherapy (3 cr)
Code: SZYY2017-3017
General information
Enrollment
01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 21.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Health and Social Studies
Campus
Lutakko Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Midwifery
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Seija Tiilikainen
- Niilo Kuokkanen
- Leena Suonpää-Lehtonen
- Anne Kovanen
Groups
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SAR22S2Sairaanhoitaja (AMK)
Objectives
Purpose of the course
After completing this course, you will know the basics of safe medication and the digital solutions for implementing medication.
Competences of the course
Clinical competence
Evidence based nursing and decision making competence
Patient safety and quality assurance competence
Learning outcomes of the course
You understand the responsibility of your professional role in medication.
You can correctly determine the doses of safe drug treatment.
Content
Basic concepts of medicine therapy
Formulations and routes of administration
The phases of the medicine in the body
Implementation of safe drug treatment including digital solutions
Medication follow-up
Access to medical databases
Medicinal quantities, prefixes, units, and variants thereof.
Logical and mathematical determination of doses.
Dosage of liquid and solid drugs.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Evaluation criteria, pass/failed
You know the basics of safe medication and understand the role of a nurse in delivering safe medication. You master medical calculations flawlessly.