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Basics of Drug CareLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: ST00BZ81

Objective

Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Content

- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle medicines appropriate and carefully
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle and store medicines appropriate and carefully.
- mainly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to handle and store medicines appropriately.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Materials

- Saano S.&Taam-Ukkonen M. 2013. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro.
- Ernvall S. et. al. 2009. Lääkelaskenta. 9. uud. painos. WSOY. Lääkelaki uusittu
- STM. 2006. Turvallinen lääkehoito.
- eReseptikoulutus online matarial
- current material

Enrollment

17.04.2024 - 04.09.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 08.11.2024

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Soini
Student groups
  • FYS23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy

Objective

Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Content

- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services

Materials

- Taam-Ukkonen M., Saanio, S. & Muller E. 2023. Turvallisen lääkehoidon perusteet. SanomaPro. Myös vuoden 2018 painos käy.
STM. 2023. Turvallinen lääkehoito -opas. Saatavilla verkossa: https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/162847/STM_2021_6.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
- eReseptikoulutus online matarial
- current material

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle medicines appropriate and carefully
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle and store medicines appropriate and carefully.
- mainly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to handle and store medicines appropriately.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

Enrollment

17.04.2023 - 11.10.2023

Timing

01.09.2023 - 05.11.2023

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Raila Kärnä
Student groups
  • FYS22
    Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies

Objective

Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Content

- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services

Materials

-

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle medicines appropriate and carefully
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle and store medicines appropriate and carefully.
- mainly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to handle and store medicines appropriately.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

Enrollment

16.04.2022 - 07.09.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 04.11.2022

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
  • Meri Matala-Aho
Student groups
  • FYS21

Objective

Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Content

- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle medicines appropriate and carefully
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle and store medicines appropriate and carefully.
- mainly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to handle and store medicines appropriately.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

Enrollment

01.05.2021 - 28.09.2021

Timing

21.09.2021 - 25.02.2022

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
  • Meri Matala-Aho
Student groups
  • FYS20

Objective

Students become familiar with statutes and regulations that concern pharmaceutical care. They learn the pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and assume responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Students know how to use pharmaceutical databases and know how to perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Content

- pharmaceutical statutes and regulations
- risks in pharmaceutical care
- pharmaceutical dosage forms, storage, handling and administration routes of drugs
- documentation in pharmaceutical care
- use of pharmaceutical databases
- pharmaceutical industry and services

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle medicines appropriate and carefully
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to handle and store medicines appropriate and carefully.
- mainly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
Students
- are not familiar with the statutes on pharmaceutical care
- do not know pharmaceutical dosage forms or how to handle and store medicines appropriately.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Qualifications

previous studies are not required