Study Guide

Objective

The student
- becomes familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care.
- understands the role of the nurse in drug therapy, understands his / her professional responsibility to secure and promote safe drug under supervision.
- learns the different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assumes responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines.
- is able to dispense pharmaceutical dosage forms correctly under supervision.
- can, under supervision, safely administer intracutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and ventrogluteal injections.
- knows how to observe the effects of medicines and how to evaluate the effectiveness of drug care.
- knows the adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.
- knows and learns under supervision, how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug care in different situations.
- performs drug calculations correctly.
- learns the general principles of pharmacology.
- knows how to use pharmaceutical databases.

Content

Statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care
- Control of medicines in hospital and community
- The role of the nurse in drug therapy
- The different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines.
- Intracutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and ventrogluteal injections
- Planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- The effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- Drug calculations
- The general principles of pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical databases

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- has some knowledge of the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- is able to list the general principles of pharmacology
- has a basic idea about the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly
- mostly uses pharmaceutical databases unsystematically

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- is familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- knows the general principles of pharmacology
- understands the basics about the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly
- mostly uses pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- is familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- has command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- knows and explains the general principles of pharmacology
- knows and understands the effects of medicines, adverse reactions and drug interactions.
- manages drug calculations correctly
- uses the pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
The student
- is not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- does not have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms or appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- does not understand the role of the registered nurse in planning, implementing and evaluating safe drug care in different situations
- does not understand the general principles of pharmacology
- does not know or understand effects of medicines, adverse reactions or drug interactions.
- does not manage drug calculations correctly
- cannot use the pharmaceutical databases correctly
- cannot guarantee patient safety

Qualifications

No prerequisites