Pharmacology (3 cr)
Code: SH00DF09-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 13.11.2023 - 20.02.2024
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 29.01.2024 - 15.09.2024
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Nursing and Public Health Nursing
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The student
-is familiar with different medicines and pharmaceutical products.
-knows the basics of the mechanisms of action of different medicines in the body.
-knows the main properties, uses, side effects and interactions of medicines.
Content
Introduction to Pharmacology - a) Pharmacodynamics and b) Pharmacokinetics
Medication in different disorders:
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
Kurssin osoittama materiaali
Teaching methods
Verkko-opetus
Student workload
1 op = 27 h opiskelijan työtä
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1-2
The student
- lists various medicines and pharmaceutical products.
- names the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various medicines on the human organism.
- describes the primary features of the more common medicines, their use, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
3-4
The student
- describes various medicines and pharmaceutical products.
- describes the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understand the impact of various medicines on the human body.
- describes the primary features of the more common medicines, their use, side effects and combined effects.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
5
The student
- is familiar with various medicines and pharmaceutical products.
- is familiar with the effective mechanisms of various medicines and understands the impact of various drugs on the human body.
- is familiar with the primary features of the more common medicines, their use, 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