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The Basics of Fluid and Pharmacotherapy (1 cr)

Code: SH10024-3011

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 30.04.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 20.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Kirsi Tanskanen
  • Karoliina Keinänen

Teacher in charge

Sami Arola

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • SHNK24
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2024

Small groups

  • Excercise Team 1
  • Excercise Team 2

Objective

GOALS

The student gets oriented in
- fluid balance (calculation and assessment
- implementing intravenous fluid therapy
- peripheral vein cannulation
- the implementation of intravenous drug treatment (intravenous injection and intermittent infusion)

The student works
- according the principles of safe drug treatment and knows how to prevent medication errors

The student can
- plan, implement and evaluate the patient’s daily medication and fluid therapy
- monitoring and follow-up methods included in intravenous drug and fluid therapy
- guide the patient and relatives in matters related to medical treatment
- do the medical calculations correctly

The student gets practice in
- peripheral vein cannulation
- procedures and equipment related to intravenous drug and fluid therapy

Content

CONTENTS
Theory:
- Orientation
- Intravenous drug and fluid therapy (fluid balance and fluid therapy plan)
- Fluid treatment plan exercise
- Basics of peripheral cannulas and peripheral catheters
- Basics of intravenous medication

Laborations:
- Peripheral venous cannula and venous catheter
- Venous cannulation exercise
- Liquid transfer technology (fluid transfer set, three-way tap, Q-Syte needle-free connector)
- Adding medicine to the infusion
- Intravenous drug injection

Evaluation scale

H-5