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Pharmacotherapy (5 cr)

Code: 7031532-3004

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2019 - 31.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Anna-Maija Karapuu
Mirka Toivonen
Course
7031532
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

LÄHO:

Tavoiteena järkevä ja turvallinen lääkehoito
Tunne lääkkeet - Farmakologian perusteet
Sairaanhoitaja ja turvallinen lääkehoitoprosessi
Lääkkeen käyttäjä lääkehoidon toteuttajana

Objective

Pharmacotherapy 5 cr LäHO
Basics of Pharmacotherapy 3 cr LäPE
Students will
- Become familiar with the basics of pharmacology and pharmacy
- Know how to describe an effective, safe, appropriate and economic pharmaceutical service and pharmacotherapy in the context of social welfare and health care
- Comprehend the importance of ethical perspectives, regulations and evidence-based knowledge in decision-making regarding pharmacotherapy
- Know the roles and responsibilities of different professional groups and medication users in the provision of pharmacotherapy
- Be familiar with the key sources of information for reliable medication and pharmacotherapy and know how to use them
- Understand the objectives and functions of pharmacotherapy as part of comprehensive patient treatment
- Know the responsibilities and duties of nurses as medication administrators throughout the treatment process
- Identify pharmacotherapy safety challenges in the context of patient safety and know how to promote medication safety at work
- Understand the importance of personal guidance and commitment to pharmacotherapy
- Identify infection risks related to pharmacotherapy and know how to minimise them
- Adopt the medication passport as a way to verify and advance their pharmacotherapy competence
Fluid Therapy 2 cr NEHO
Objectives
- Students will learn the responsibilities and roles of nurses as medication administrators at the different phases of intravenous fluid therapy, medication and nutritional care.
- Students will become familiar with the fundamentals of intravenous medication, fluid therapy and nutritional care and the challenges to the safety of pharmacotherapy.
- Students will identify the need for fluid therapy and parenteral nutrition and can plan, implement and evaluate their safe administration.
- Students will know the basics of blood transfusion and understand the role of nurses in its implementation.
- Students will understand the indications, operating principle and maintenance of the central venous catheter.

Content

Pharmacotherapy 5 cr läho
Basics of Pharmacotherapy 3 cr LäPE
Contents
- Pharmaceuticals and drug development
- Identification of pharmaceuticals and generic medicines
- Classification of pharmaceuticals
- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Pharmaceutical form and administration method
- Main adverse reactions and interaction with other medicinal products
- Pharmaceutical service and pharmacotherapy as part of social and health services
- Control and supervision of pharmaceutical service and pharmacotherapy
- Key regulations and recommendations
- Drug and medication safety as part of patient safety
- Prescription and non-prescription drugs
- Key sources of information for pharmacotherapy
- Medication plan as the foundation for the administration of pharmacotherapy
- Duties of nurses as medication administrators throughout the treatment process
- Ways to ascertain the patient’s medication and risk information
- Identification of the need for pharmacotherapy and change
- Planning of the administration of pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy administration, control and guidance
- Promotion of commitment to pharmacotherapy
- Monitoring of pharmacotherapy and evaluation of its effectiveness
- Revision of medication
- Documentation of pharmacotherapy
- Ways to secure an accurate and current flow of information
- Identification of risks related to the pharmacotherapy process and promotion of medication safety
Fluid Therapy 2 cr NEHO
Contents                 
- Fundamentals of intravenous medication, fluid therapy, nutritional care and blood transfusion
- Administration of intravenous medication, fluid therapy, nutritional care and blood transfusion at the different phases of the pharmacotherapy process, as well as medication safety
- Plans for and documentation of intravenous medication and fluid therapy
- Safe implementation of blood transfusion
- Indications, operating principle and maintenance of the central venous catheter

Materials

SYKSY 2020



KEVÄT 2020/Luentomateriaali ja
Saano S & Taam-Ukkonen M. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. SanomaPro Oy. (uusin painos)
LÄPE OSA I (1lk)
1 Sairaanhoitajan lääkehoidon osaaminen
2 Lääkehoidon juridis-eettiset perusteet (HUOM! 2017 tulleet muutokset)
3 Lääkehoidon keskeiset käsitteet
4 Lääkehuolto eri toimintaympäristöissä
5 Lääkkeen vaiheet ja vaikutukset elimistössä
8 Lääkehoidossa tarvittavat matemaattiset taidot
10 Lääkkeen anto luonnollista tietä
11 Lääkkeen anto injektiona
12 Laskimoon annettava lääke- ja nestehoito
Farmakologia-tentti;
- Opintojakson materiaali
Lääkehoidon käsikirjasta
- lääkkeen vaiheet ja vaikutukset elimistössä
- lääkkeeiden haitta- ja yhteisvaikutukset

NEHO OSA 2 (2lk)
Saano&Taam-Ukkonen; Lääkehoidon käsikirja (2018) kpl 12
Rautava-Nurmi ym. 2010. Neste- ja ravitsemushoito. WSOYPro. Sivut: 47-140, 166-212, 224-233.
Anestesiologian ja tehohoidon perusteet kirjasta seuraavat kappaleet:
• Parenteraalinen nestehoito ydinasiat
• Nestehoidon fysiologiaa
• Nestetasapainon arviointi
• Nestehoidon tavoitteet ja perusperiaatteet
• Parenteraalisessa nestehoidossa käytettävät valmisteet
VSSHP Verisuonikanyylihoito 2017 (https://hoito-ohjeet.fi/OhjepankkiVSSHP/%C4%E4reislaskimokanyylin%20hoito.pdf)
Terveysportti; SPR ABO-materiaali
Luentomateriaalit

Teaching methods

LÄPE ja NEHO:
Oppimismenetelmät (esim. projektioppiminen, tehtäväperustaisuus, tutkimus, lähi- ja verkko-opetus, kirjatentti, työharjoittelu jne.):
• Lähi- ja verkko-oppiminen
• Yhteisöllinen oppiminne
• Tehtäväperustainen oppiminen

Student workload

LÄPE (81t)/ kevät 2020
Lähiopetus 16t
Ennakkotehtävä (Ville) 20 t
Itsenäinen työskentely 35t
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NEHO/ syksy 2020

Evaluation methods and criteria

NEHO (2. lk)


LÄHO: (1lk)
LÄPE-arvosana muodostuu;
Ville-Ennakkotehtävä 1/3, farmakologia 1/3 ja lääkehoidon tehtävistä.
(Ville-Ennakkotehtävä HYL-K5
Farmakologia HYL-K5
Tehtävät t HYL-K5)

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