Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 4. (1 cr)

Code: SH00BW15-3014

General information

Enrollment: 27.11.2023 - 03.12.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 10.01.2024 - 31.03.2024
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 1 cr

Local portion: 1 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Campus: Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)

Teachers: Mia Poikolainen

Teacher in charge: Mia Poikolainen

Groups: SHV222SN
Sairaanhoitajakoulutus, päivätoteutus, S22, Tikkurila

Study unit: SH00BW15

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- calculate medication doses correctly
- safely implement medication treatment for older people in health care wards and home environments
- safely implement medication treatment for children
- safely implement medication treatment for pregnant and postpartum women
- safely implement intravenous infusion therapy for children, young people and the elderly

Location and time

Independent / Tikkurila campus
Schedule in Pakki/Tuudo

Materials

Written in Canvas

Teaching methods

Orientation + lecture
Independent study in Canvas (inc. Medication treatment home exam)
Workshop
Medication calculations exam (on campus)

Exam schedules

Orientation mandatory

Student workload

27 hours of students work

Content scheduling

Special features of pharmacotherapy for different ages (scope 0.5 ECTS)
- Independent Work on Canvas
-Final exam on the subject as a home exam

Medication calculation (0,5 ECTS).
- kilogram calculations and further dilution calculations
- medication calculation workshop
- medication calculation exam supervised on campus

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

Please make sure that the medication calculations exam has been passed 2 weeks before going to the 4th practice.

Prior studies: module 1-3 medication treatment & calculations must be mainly passed.