The Basics of Fluid and Pharmacotherapy (1 cr)
Code: SH10024-3015
General information
Enrollment
06.08.2024 - 30.09.2024
Timing
19.08.2024 - 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
- Sami Arola
Teacher in charge
Sami Arola
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
SHFS24Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Blended Learning, Fall, 2024, Fast Track
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