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Basics of Drug Care (2cr)

Code: ST00BN06-3002

General information


Enrollment
01.11.2018 - 18.02.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
04.02.2019 - 31.03.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
Katri Hemminki
Course
ST00BN06

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

Saano S.&Taam-Ukkonen M. 2016. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro.
Lääkelaki.
THL. Turvallinen lääkehoito. 2016 -
Kanta.fi - eReseptikoulutus- verkkomateriaali ajankohtainen oppimateriaali

Teaching methods

luennot, seminaarit, verkko-opiskelu, itsenäinen työskentely

Student workload

2op/ 53 tuntia

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
Students
- have some knowledge of statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to appropriate and carefully handle medicines
- use pharmaceutical databases randomly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
Students
- are familiar with statutes on pharmaceutical care
- have command of the various pharmaceutical dosage forms and know how to appropriate and carefully handle and store medicines.
- mostly use pharmaceutical databases correctly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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 appropriately handle and store medicines.
- do not know how to use pharmaceutical databases

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

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