Drug Care and Calculations (3cr)

Objective

Students understand their professional responsibility for securing and promoting the safety of patients receiving drug and fluid care. Students know how to plan, implement and evaluate safe drug and fluid care for various diseases. They are able to dispense pharmaceutical dosage forms correctly. They know how to safely administer intracutanous, subcutanous, intramuscular and ventrogluteal injections. Students know how to observe side and combined effects of medicines and how to evaluate the effectiveness of drug care. They perform drug calculations correctly.

Content

The nurse and drug care. Provision of pharmaceuticals in hospital and out-of-hospital care. Handling and storage of medicines. Drug calculations. Drug safety and responsibility for informing those involved, administering IC, SC, IM and VG injections. Effective mechanisms, side and combined effects of drugs. Evaluation of the patient's drug care. Action in risk situations.

Materials

Saano S. ja Taam-Ukkonen M. 2016. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro.
Nikkola R. Nurkka N. & Paloposki S. 2015. Annos oivallusta. SanomaPro.
Lääkelaki
THL. 2016. Turvallinen lääkehoito.

Teaching methods

Luennot, luokkaharjoitukset, lääkelaskuharjoitukset ja itsenäinen opiskelu.

Student workload

3 op

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
Students are only partly aware of their responsibility for safe drug care. They perform drug calculations correctly. Students have some knowledge of the process of administering safe pharmacological care. They know how to safely administer intracutanous, subcutanous and intramuscular injections.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
Students are aware of their professional responsibility for safe drug care. They perform drug calculations correctly. Students have knowledge about a safe process of administering pharmacological care. They know how to safely administer intracutanous, subcutanous and intramuscular injections.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
Students are aware of their responsibility for safe drug care. Students are competent in the safe process of administering pharmacological care. They perform drug calculations correctly.They know how to safely administer intracutanous, subcutanous and intramuscular injections.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
Students
- are not aware of their responsibility for safe drug care
- cannot perform drug calculations correctly.
- are not familiar with the process of safe pharmacological care
- do not know how to safely administer intracutanous, subcutanous and intramuscular injections.

Qualifications

Basics of Drug Care