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Medical Treatment (5 cr)

Code: 7091044-1003

General information


Timing

06.02.2017 - 31.03.2017

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Saara Laaksonen

Groups

  • PNURTS16

Objective

Medical Treatment METThe student shall be able to- describe the entire process of effective, safe, appropriate and economical medicinal treatment- explain the judicial and ethical principles of medicinal treatment- list the basic information and competences related to the safety of medicinal treatment and promote patient safety- explain the basics of pharmaceutics and pharmacology- describe the areas of responsibility of different professional groups in implementing multidisciplinary medicinal treatment- calculate dosages of drugs used in medicinal treatment- explain the significance of evidence-based decision-making in medicinal treatment- explain the significance of individual guidance and commitment to medicinal treatment in medicinal treatment- master the planning, implementation and evaluation of medicinal treatment, infusion treatment and parenteral nutrition as well as blood transfusion- explain the significance and implementation of immunisation

Content

Basics of medicinal treatment 2 cr BMTContents: Safe medicinal treatmentGuidance and monitoring of pharmacological services and treatmentEssential regulations and recommendationsMedication safety as part of patient safetyMedicinal treatment planNurse as the implementer of medicinal treatment in the different stages of the medicinal treatment processEssential information sources for medicinal treatmentInfusion treatment and parenteral nutrition 2 cr ITPN Contents:The basics of intravenous drug, infusion, nutrition and blood transfusion treatmentsThe special characteristics and medicinal safety of intravenous drug, infusion, nutrition and blood transfusion treatmentsNurse as the implementer of intravenous infusion, drug, nutrition and blood transfusion treatment in the different stages of the medicinal treatment processIV drug and infusion treatment plan and recordingThe ABO blood group system in blood transfusionPharmacology 1 cr PHARMContents: Pharmacological services in the social and healthcare service systemPharmaceutics and pharmaceutical developmentidentifying pharmaceuticsgeneric drugsclassification of pharmaceuticsvaccinesPromotion of pharmaceutical safetyForms and ways of administering pharmaceuticsPharmacodynamics and pharmacokineticsPrimary adverse effects and interaction mechanismsInformation sources for pharmaceutical preparations: including patient information leaflets, summaries of product characteristics

Evaluation scale

H-5