Pharmacology (3 cr)
Code: SH00CN88-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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30.08.2021 - 03.04.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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21.03.2022 - 31.07.2022
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
- Teachers
- Hanna Keski-Saari
- Katri Hemminki
- Course
- SH00CN88
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The student
-is familiar with different drugs and pharmaceuticals.
-knows the basics of the mechanisms of action of different drugs in the body.
-knows the main properties, uses, side effects and interactions of medicines.
Content
Introduction to Pharmacology - a) Pharmacodynamics and b) Pharmacokinetics
Antimicrobials
Respiratory drugs
Medicines for gastrointestinal diseases
Drugs for endocrinological diseases
Analgesics
Rheumatoid arthritis medications
Cardiovascular drugs
Anticoagulants and their challenges
Adverse drug reactions and interactions
Drug-treated central nervous system diseases
Ophthalmic drugs
Medicines for sexually transmitted diseases and urinary tract diseases
Drug treatment
Medication for skin diseases
Materials
Itä-Suomen Yliopiston tuottama verkkomateriaali
Teaching methods
Verkko-opiskelu, itsenäinen opiskelu.
Itä-Suomen Yliopiston tuottama verkkokurssi
Student workload
3 op= 81 tuntia
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1-2
The student
- lists various drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- names the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describes the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
3-4
The student
- describes various drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- describes the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- describes the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
5
The student
- knows various drugs and pharmaceutical products.
- is familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human organism.
- is familiar with the primary features of the more common drugs, their uses, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Failed = 0
The student
- is not able to achieve the criteria on a satisfactory level.
Qualifications
No prerequisites