Drug Care and Drug Calculation
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KG29PO09001 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Palo, Raija |
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| Teacher Team: | Vaahtera, Kristiina |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| NURSING-2013FIN |
1 autumn |
1.5 |
2013-09-01 |
2013-12-31 |
| NURSING-2013FIN |
1 spring |
1.5 |
2014-01-02 |
2014-07-31 |
| NURSING-2013FOR |
1 autumn |
1.5 |
2013-09-01 |
2013-12-31 |
| NURSING-2013FOR |
1 spring |
1.5 |
2014-01-02 |
2014-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
CLINICAL COMPETENCE
Students know the regulations pertaining to drug care. They will comprehend their responsibility as nurses/public-health nurses in handling drugs and administering drug care. They will learn the various types of medicines, the routes of administering them and take responsibility for handling drugs carefully and correctly. Students will also learn to calculate dosages correctly.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
Legislation pertaining to drug care. Risks in drug care. Types of drugs, handling drugs and ways to administer drugs. Administration of medicines. Documenting drug care. Using the Pharmaca Fennica. Pharmaceutical services. Drug calculations.
Recommended or Required Reading
The lecturer will inform the students of the material to be used.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures. Mathematics for drug care. Drug calculations. Practising drug administration during calculation lessons. Introduction of the student's drug care card (to be complemented throughout the entire degree programme). Independent study.
Assessment Criteria
Students
- know the statutes regulating drug care and assume responsibility as nurses/public health nurses for handling drugs and administering drug care
- know various forms of medicines, routes of administering them and take responsibility for handling drugs carefully and correctly
- calculate dosages correctly
3-4
Students
- know the statutes regulating drug care and understand their responsibility as nurses/public health nurses in handling drugs and administering drug care
- know various forms of medicines, the routes of administering them and know how to handle drugs carefully and correctly
- calculate dosages correctly
1-2
Students
- know some statutes regulating drug care and know their responsibility as nurses/public health nurses in handling drugs and administering drug care
- know various forms of medicines, the routes of administering them and know how to handle drugs carefully and correctly
- calculate dosages correctly
Fail = 0
Students
- do not know the statutes that regulate drug care and are not aware of their responsibility as nurses/public health nurses in handling drugs and administering drug care
- are not familiar with the various forms of medicines, routes of administering them; do not take responsibility for handling drugs carefully and correctly
- do not know how to calculate dosages correctly
Assessment Methods
Active participation. Theory: exam in which 50 % of the contents must be correct and each question passed (numerical grade). Calculations: exam completed without mistakes. The exam on drug calculations must be passed before the first practical training in basic nursing skills.
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