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Workplace Safety and Medicinal Treatment (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA47-3008

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 14.03.2024

Timing

14.03.2024 - 16.05.2024

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

  • Finnish

Seats

56 - 65

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Riina Riihimäki
  • Marjo Vähäkangas

Groups

  • PSOSTS23
  • 14.03.2024 08:00 - 15:00, Työpaikan turvallisuus ja lääkehoito TH00CA47-3008
  • 21.03.2024 08:00 - 12:00, Työpaikan turvallisuus ja lääkehoito TH00CA47-3008
  • 25.04.2024 08:00 - 15:00, Työpaikan turvallisuus ja lääkehoito TH00CA47-3008
  • 16.05.2024 09:00 - 11:00, Työpaikan turvallisuus ja lääkehoito TH00CA47-3008

Objective

Client and employee safety 2 ETCS
Objectives
• you are familiar with the most important legislation, documents, responsibilities and principles that guide client work and workplace safety
• you are able to work independently, promoting the safety of your work community
• you are familiar with the principles of work ergonomics and can apply them to your work
• you know how to recognise and face violence or clients at risk of violence and guide them to support services if necessary

Medicinal treatment and medication safety 3 ETCS
Objectives
• you know the authorities that supervise medication safety, the core legislation and licensing practices
• you understand professional employees’ responsibility in administering medication
• you know the basics of medicinal treatment
• you know how to administer medication safely and responsibly

Content

Customer and employee safety 2 ETCS
Contents
• work community and organisation safety management and planning
• anticipation, actions in threat situations and analysis of threat situations
• forms of violence, and identifying and addressing them
• work ergonomics methods

Medicinal treatment and medication safety 3 ETCS
Contents
• core legislation and guidelines concerning medicinal treatment
• the stages of medicines in the body and their effects on the body
• forms of medication and routes of administration (not intramuscular or intravenous injections)
• the adverse effects and interactions of medicines and commitment to medication
• the pharmacotherapy plan and Bachelors of Social Services as providers of safe medication

Evaluation scale

H-5