Study Guide

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

Materials

Medical treatment:


Workplace safety:

Teaching methods

Medical treatment & work place safety:
- contact teaching, group work, independent work, exam

Exam schedules

Course exam
5.3.2024: one hour exam in Itslearning platform during 8.00-22.00
12.3.2023: 1. Re-examination
19.3.2024: 2. Re-examination

International connections

- Experiment based learning

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

Workplace Safety and Medicinal Treatment
- Contact teaching including seminar and exam 21 hours
- Independent and group work 114 hours

Content scheduling

Weeks 3-12/Tuesday

It is highly recommended to participate in contact teaching!

16.1.2024: 10 -15 Orientation to the course/MV & RR
23.1.2024: 9.30 -14.30 Medical treatment + working in small groups/RR
30.1.2024: independent work
6.2.2024: 9.30 -15.30 Workplace safety: Safety of living at home/ at 12.30-14 specialist from Varha Elena Raitmaa/MV
13.2.2024: independent work
20.2.2024: independent work
27.2.2024: independent work
5.3.2024: independent work + course Exam
12.3.2024: independent work
19.3.2024: 9.30 -14.30 Seminar (participation is mandatory)

Course exam
5.3.2024: one hour exam in Itslearning platform during 8.00-22.00
12.3.2024: 1. Re-examination
19.3.2024: 2. Re-examination

Before re-examination you need to sign up to both teachers by email at least on Friday (8.3. or 15.3.). The grade can only be increased once.

Further information

Itslearning

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Course assessment will be based on the course exam (fail/1-5).
All assignments (pass/fail)