Mia Poikolainen
Face-to-face
Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr / Mia Poikolainen
Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr / Mia Poikolainen
Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr / Mia Poikolainen
Schedule is available in Pakki.
Group divisions will be discussed during the 1st lecture.
06.09.2021 - 03.10.2021
24.05.2021 - 30.05.2021
20 - 30
Laurea Tikkurila, sote
Riikka Mulder, Mia Poikolainen
Degree Programme in Nursing (SNV), Laurea Tikkurila
Laurea Tikkurila
Approved/Failed
1cr = 27 hours of student's work
Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr = 81 hours of student's work
- lectures 4 x 4 h + 2 h exam = 18 h
- independent study / online course: 63h
Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr = 13 hours of student's work
- calculations lessons 2 x 2 h + exam 1 h = 5 h
- independent work: 8 h
Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr = 13 hours of student's work
- workshops 4 hours each x 3 = 12 hours of student's work
- independent worktime 1 hour
Core content :
Medication treatment 3 ECTS
- Legislation regulating medication treatment
- Safe medication treatment processes and medication treatment plan
- Aseptic techniques in medication treatment
- The role, tasks and responsibility of nurses in medication treatment
- Forms and routes of medication administration
- Pharmaceutical service
- Pharmaceutical technology
- Basic knowledge of drug allergies and anaphylaxis
Medication calculations:
- Conversion of units
- calculating percentages
- solid and liquid medicine
- infusion rate and time
- preparation and dilution medicines
- (basic) gas calculations
Workshops:
Workshop 1: subcutaneous injection (abdominal region and upper arm)
Workshop 2: intramuscular (thigh) and ventrogluteal injection
Workshop 3: dispensing medication