Medication Management and Drug Calculations (4cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

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 drugs 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
- Different pharmaceutical dosage forms and routes of administration, and responsibility for appropriate handling and storage of medicines. Sustainable development in drug care.
- 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

Materials

Boyd C. 2021. Student survival skills. Medicine management skills for nurses. WILEY Blackwell.
Moodle material. Other material indicated by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Online teaching/Contact teaching
Skills labs
Independent studying
Medication management theory exam. Drug calculations exam.

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27h of student work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- has some knowledge of the statutes on pharmaceutical care.
- has the 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 the 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 the command of various pharmaceutical dosage forms and of the appropriate and careful handling and storage of medicines.
- understands the role of a 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 the command of 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

Further information

There is 100 % participation requirement in skills labs.