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
Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr
Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr (100% presence)

This will be scheduled in Pakki.
Group divisions will be discussed during the 1st lecture. Mandatory presence at the orientation.

Student workload

1cr = 27 hours of student's work
4cr = 108 hours

Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr = 81 hours of student's work

Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr = 13,5 hours of student's work

Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr = 13,5 hours of student's work

Content scheduling

Core content :
Medication treatment:
- 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
- weight based calculations
- (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

H-5