Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 1. (4 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- calculate medication doses correctly
- explain the legislation and information guidance related to medication treatment
- describe the basic principles of safe medication treatment
- describe the basics of medication treatment administered via enteral and local routes and as injections
- use different pharmaceutical databases

Teaching methods

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.

Student workload

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

Content scheduling

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

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed