The Basics of Pharmacotherapy, SHNS22A (2 cr)
Code: SH10014-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.08.2022 - 30.09.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 29.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SH)
- Campus
- Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
- Teachers
- Kirsi Tanskanen
- Sami Arola
- Teacher in charge
- Sami Arola
- Groups
-
SHNS22Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time studies, fall, 2022
- Course
- SH10014
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
You
- know the legislation, regulations and principles of medication care
- understand the principles of the safe medication care in social and health care services
- understand the evaluation on the need and the effectivity of medication care in multiprofessional social and health care services
- understand the principles of the rational medication care, i.e. effectivity, safety, economic aspects, unity and quality from the point of view of an individual and the society
- can describe the process of the medication care
- can administer safe medication care according to own professional role
- can plan, administer and assess the patient’s daily medication care
- know the different pharmaceutical forms and medication routes
- can do different kinds on medications calculations correctly as part of the patient safety
- understand the meaning of the commitment of the medication care
- can guide patients and their relatives in he correct dosing and use of medicines
- know how to use the main databases of medication care
- know the basics of drug interactions and related side and adverse effects
Content
- Supervision, laws and regulations governing pharmacotherapy
- The basics of medication safety
- Medication errors
- Concepts of pharmacotherapy
- Pharmaceutical dosage forms
- Various routes of medicine administration
- Pharmacotherapy and aseptic techniques
- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Drug interactions, side and adverse effects
- Main databases in pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy process
- Patient quidance in medication care
- Competence and ethics in medication care
- Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection techniques
- The basics of dosage calculations (where applicable)
Materials
Lääkehoidon perusteet 2 op (ja lääkelaskenta)
Iivanainen, A., Syväoja P. 2013. Hoida ja kirjaa. Hygieia. (sivut, 243-284)
Saano, S. & Taam-Ukkonen, M. 2020 tai 2018. Lääkehoidon käsikirja (OSA I, ei kpl 12). Sanoma Pro Oy. Helsinki.
Turvallinen lääkehoito - Opas lääkehoitosuunnitelman tekemiseen sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa. 2016. THL. Julkaisun pysyvä osoite onhttp://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-302-577-6
Nikkola, R., Nurkka, N. & Paloposki, S. 2016. Annos oivallusta. Sanoma Pro Oy. Helsinki.
Luentomateriaalit
Opintojakson alussa ilmoitettavien Duodecim Oppiportti -verkkokursien sisältö
Teaching methods
You
- know the legislation, regulations and principles of medication care
- understand the principles of the safe medication care in social and health care services
- understand the evaluation on the need and the effectivity of medication care in multiprofessional social and health care services
- understand the principles of the rational medication care, i.e. effectivity, safety, economic aspects, unity and quality from the point of view of an individual and the society
- can describe the process of the medication care
- can administer safe medication care according to own professional role
- can plan, administer and assess the patient’s daily medication care
- know the different pharmaceutical forms and medication routes
- can do different kinds on medications calculations correctly as part of the patient safety
- understand the meaning of the commitment of the medication care
- can guide patients and their relatives in he correct dosing and use of medicines
- know how to use the main databases of medication care
- know the basics of drug interactions and related side and adverse effects
- Supervision, laws and regulations governing pharmacotherapy
- The basics of medication safety
- Medication errors
- Concepts of pharmacotherapy
- Pharmaceutical dosage forms
- Various routes of medicine administration
- Pharmacotherapy and aseptic techniques
- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Drug interactions, side and adverse effects
- Main databases in pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy process
- Patient quidance in medication care
- Competence and ethics in medication care
- Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection techniques
- The basics of dosage calculations (where applicable)
Student workload
Lääkehoidon perusteet 2 op eli 2 x 27 h = 54 h
Orientaatio etänä 2 h, luennot etänä 8 h harjoitustunnit 8 h Verkkotentti 1 h Itsenäinen työskentely 35 h
Lääkelaskenta (erillinen resurssi lukukauden kokonaistunneista) I lukukausi (Lähiopetus 12 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h) II lukukausi (Lähiopetus 6 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h) III lukukausi (Lähiopetus 4 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h IV lukukausi (Lähiopetus 4 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h) V lukukausi (Lähiopetus 4 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h) VI lukukausi (Lähiopetus 4 h ja koe 1 h + 2 h)