Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 2. (3cr)

Code: SH00BW14-3042

General information

Enrollment: 25.11.2024 - 28.02.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 03.03.2025 - 01.06.2025; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: 20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala

Campus: Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

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

Teachers: Ulla Jauhiainen

Teacher in charge: Ulla Jauhiainen

Groups: SHV224SN2
Sairaanhoitajakoulutus, päivätoteutus, S24, Tikkurila, ryhmä 2

Study unit: SH00BW14

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- calculate medication doses correctly
- apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology and the basics of medication treatment when planning, implementing and evaluating treatment for patients with medical and infectious diseases
- describe the main drug classifications, drugs’ active ingredients and medicines used in long-term and acute care and their mechanisms
- implement safe and aseptic medication treatment using different routes of administration

Teaching methods

Contact lessons
Independent study
Medication calculations exam
IV-therapy workshops

Time and location

Tikkurila Campus

Timetable will be available in Pakki.

Attendance to first contact lesson / orientation is mandatory

Important dates

Orientation mandatory
Workshop mandatory

Student workload

Medication treatment and medication calculations 2 cr (1 cr = 27 hours of student workload)
So it is 81 hours of students work

Content and scheduling

Pharmacology 1,5 cr
Safe and aseptic medication treatment1 cr
Medication calculations 0,5cr

Further information

Medication calculation is part of Module II implementation. A student MUST past medication calculation before going for placement II.

Evaluation scale

H-5