Medication and Fluid Care (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

Theory, skills labs, medication calculation exam and theory exam
Online courses, tasks in Moodle

Objective

The student
- is able to understand his / her professional responsibility for securing and promoting the safety of patients receiving medication and fluid care.
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate safe medication and fluid care for various diseases.
- based on a doctor's instructions, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate intravenous medication and fluid care and blood transfusions for patients of all ages.
- is able to observe side and combined effects of medicines and to evaluate the effectiveness of medication care.
- is able to do medication calculations correctly and administer the correct dose to the patient.

Content

- Monitoring fluid balance
- Intravenous iv medication and fluid therapy
- Blood transfusion
- Peripheral vein IV-cannulation
- Safe use of alternative medication administration routes (CVK, portal vein, IO, PICC/ midline)
- Implementation of client- and patient-safe intravenous iv- medication dose and infusion
- Monitoring the effects of medication

Materials

Literacy: Saano, S. & Taam-Ukkonen, M. 2020. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Sanoma Pro.
Rautava-Nurmi H., Westergård A., Henttonen T., Ojala M., Vuorinen S. 2020. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. 7. uudistettu painos. Sanoma Pro Oy, Helsinki, Nestetasapaino.

Other material specified by the teacher

Teaching methods

Theoretical teaching in the classroom or online
Independent work
Skills labs: mandatory
Online courses from Oppiportti
Other material given by the teachers
Theory exam
Drug calculation exam

Exam schedules

Theory exam after theory classes and skills labs
Medication calculation exam

Student workload

1 ECTS corresponds to 27h of student work, for a total of 3 x 27h = 81h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
- knows how to seek information about safe medication and fluid care from various sources and use the knowledge to implement medication and fluid care.
- identifies key evidence-based information about medication and fluid therapy that is safe for clients and patients.
- has achieved sufficient basic knowledge to be able to act safely in medication and fluid therapy situations.
- knows how to plan and implement the most common tasks related to medication and fluid therapy in a customer-oriented manner.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- actively searches information about safe medication and fluid care and explains why he/she uses various sources.
- understands key evidence-based information about client-/ patient safe medication and fluid therapy.
- knows how to apply the basic knowledge of safe medication and fluid therapy to work in medication and fluid therapy.
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate the most common tasks related to medication and fluid therapy in a client-/ patient oriented manner.
- develops oneself professionally in safe medication and fluid therapy.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- applies concepts and knowledge of safe medication and fluid care competently.
- organizes and applies key evidence-based information in medication and fluid care that is safe for clients and patients.
- knows how to apply knowledge of safe medication and fluid therapy to work in medication and fluid care.
- knows how to plan, implement, evaluate and analyze the most common tasks related to medication and fluid care in a client-oriented manner.
- knows how to act correctly, responsibly, evaluating own actions in various tasks required for safe medication and fluid care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student
- is not adequately familiar with the concepts of safe medication and fluid care, or unable to use them.
- applies his / her knowledge of safe medication and fluid therapy insufficiently and incorrectly.
- does not sufficiently take into account client / patient safety of safe medication and fluid therapy.
- is not prepared to develop himself/herself in safe medication and fluid care.

Qualifications

Drug Care and Calculations module must be completed.

Further information

Taitopajoissa läsnäolovelvollisuus, poissaolot korvattava