Competency in the Fundamentals of Medication, Drug Dosage Calculation, and PharmacologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Competence goals

You can describe the basics of a safe pharmacological treatment process as well as pharmacological treatment and pharmacology, and manage pharmacological calculation.
You know the key areas of pharmacotherapy competence required of a nurse.
You know how to act aseptically and safely during the medication process.
You can implement a natural route, evidence-based administration of medicine.
You can give a subcutaneous injection and an upper arm intramuscular injection based on evidence-based information.

Content

Contents

• Basics of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology
• Basics of implementing enteral and parenteral pharmaceutical therapy
• Basic injection methods (subcutaneous and intramuscular)
• Pharmaceutical calculation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Under guidance, you act responsibly and professionally in different phases of the medicinal treatment process considering the patient’s individual needs and name the phases of the medicinal treatment process.
You master medical dosage calculations.
Under guidance, you act aseptically and safely during the medicinal treatment process.
Under guidance, you can administer medication through natural routes based on evidence.
Under guidance, you can inject medicine under the skin and in the deltoid muscle based on evidence.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You mainly act responsibly and professionally in different phases of the medicinal treatment process considering the patient’s individual needs and name the phases of the medicinal treatment process.
You master medical dosage calculations.
You act aseptically and safely during the medicinal treatment process.
You can administer medication through natural routes based on evidence.
You can inject medicine under the skin and in the deltoid muscle based on evidence.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You act responsibly and professionally in different phases of the medicinal treatment process considering the patient’s individual needs and assess your actions in the medicinal treatment process.
You master medical dosage calculations.
You act aseptically and safely during the medicinal treatment process.
You can administer medication through natural routes and justify your actions based on evidence.
You can inject medicine under the skin and in the deltoid muscle and justify your actions based on evidence.