Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 1. (4 cr)
Code: SN00BS19-3007
General information
Enrollment
01.01.2000
Timing
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Laurea Otaniemi, sote
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- SNG Degree Programme in Nursing (SNG), Laurea Otaniemi
Teachers
- Anne Maijala
- Miska Mustonen
- Heidi Jokinen
- Meri Vuorinen
Groups
-
SNG222SNDegree Programme in Nursing, daytime studies, S22, Otaniemi
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
Teachers Heidi Jokinen and Miska Mustonen
Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr (Miska)
Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr (Miska)
Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr (100% presence) (Heidi and Miska)
This will be scheduled in Pakki.
Group divisions will be discussed during the 1st lecture. Mandatory presence at the orientation.
Students 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 and 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
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation criteria, fail (0)
Medication treatment theory, exam numeric grade 1-5
Medication calculations, exam Approved/Failed
Workshops, Approved/Failed