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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Patient safe nursing
- The central concepts and abbreviations in drug administration and pharmacology
- The basics of implementing enteral and parenteral drug therapy
- The basics of subcutaneous and intramuscular drug administrations
- The disadvantages, side effects and interactions of drugs
- Nurse´s role and responsibility in drug treatment process
- Calculation in drug administration

Objective

Learning outcomes:

You can describe the basics of a safe drug treatment process as well as drug treatment and pharmacology and manage drug accounting.

Content

Themes and key content:
Patient-safe nursing
- basics of pharmacotherapy and pharmacology
- the basics of implementing enteral and parenteral drug therapy
- criteria for injection (subcutaneous and intramuscular)
- drug accounting

Location and time

8.11-10.12.2021, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Kemi campus

Materials

Adams, M., Holland, N. & Urban, C. 2017. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Fifth Edition. Pearson.
Adams, M.P., Holland, Jr, L.N., Bostwick, P. M. 2011. Pharmacology for Nurses. A Pathophysiologic Approach, Pearson Education, New Jersey, USA. (Only Units 1 and 2)
Abrams, A.C., Pennington S.S., Lammon, C.B. 2009. Clinical Drug Therapy, Rationales for Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, China. (Only Partly)
Downie, G., Mackenzie, J., Williams, A., Hind, C. 2008. Pharmacology and medicines management for nurses. (Only Partly)
Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. (2020) Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro. (Section I)
Lapham R & Agar H. 2015. Drug Calculations for Nurses. A Step-by-Step Approach. Fourth Edition. ​
Lapham R. & Agar H. (2009) Drug calculations for nurses. A Step-by-Step approach. E-book.​
Pussinen A-M. , Somerharju L. & Hannula J. (2017) Lääkelaskut ammattikorkeakouluihin. Edita. ​
Nikkola R., Nurkka N. & Paloposki S. (2016) Annos oivallusta. Harjoittelemalla lääkelaskennan osaajaksi. SanomaPro.​
Material in the Moodle

Teaching methods

Independent study, independent assignments, lectures, exams.

Exam schedules

Moodle Exam of Medication and Pharmacology 7.12.2021, Drug calculation exam 10.12.2021.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You act guidedly, responsibly and professionally at different stages of the medication process, taking into account the individual needs of the patient and naming the stages of the medication process.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You act mainly responsibly and professionally at different stages of the medication process, taking into account the individual needs of the patient and justifying your actions in the medication process.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You act responsibly and professionally at different stages of the medication process, taking into account the individual needs of the patient and evaluating your actions in the medication process.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Rejected: The student does not reach a satisfactory level.