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Basics of Pharmacotherapy (5 cr)

Code: TH00BV22-3017

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2021 - 31.01.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
10.01.2022 - 02.06.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 46
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Tarja Bergfors
Päivi Erkko
Jaana Forsbacka
Scheduling groups
Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 12 . Open UAS : 0.)
Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 12 . Open UAS : 0.)
Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 12 . Open UAS : 0.)
Small groups
Pienryhmä 1
Pienryhmä 2
Pienryhmä 3
Course
TH00BV22
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

viikkot 2- 21

Teema 1: Katkeamaton lääkehoitoprosessi ja moniammatillinen yhteistyö lääkehoitoprosessissa,
Teema 2: Lääke elimistössä
Teema 3: Lääkehoidon toteuttaminen
Teema 4: Lääkehoidon vaikuttavuuden seuranta ja arviointi
Teema 5: Lääkelaskenta (alkaa viikolla 2)

Teemapäivät
23.3.2022
31.3. 2022

Objective

Basics of Pharmacotherapy 5 ECTS LÄPE

Objectives:
• Students will comprehend the importance of ethical perspectives, legislation and evidence-based knowledge in decision-making regarding pharmacotherapy
• Students will understand the part of occupational and patient safety in pharmacotherapy and know how to act in order to promote medication safety in different phases of pharmacotherapy according to the pharmacotherapy plan
• Students will know how to describe effective, safe, efficient, appropriate and economic pharmaceutical services and pharmacotherapy in the context of social welfare and health care
• Students will know the roles and responsibilities of different professional groups and medication users in the provision of pharmacotherapy
• Students will become familiar with the basics of pharmacology and pharmacy required in nursing
• Students will know the responsibilities and duties of nurses as medication administrators throughout the treatment process
• Students will know the reliable evidence-based sources of information in pharmacotherapy and how to apply them
Objectives of preclinical training LÄHOP
• Students will know how to perform pharmacotherapy by using various routes of administration safely and applying the aseptic technique and how to use the required instruments correctly
• Students will know how to perform pharmacotherapy according to the physician’s instructions and have the mathematical skills and dosage calculation skills required in pharmacotherapy
• Students will understand the objectives of pharmacotherapy and the significance of personal guidance and commitment to pharmacotherapy in the patient’s overall treatment regimen
• Students will know how to assess their own pharmacotherapy skills with the medication passport

Content

Contents:
• Key regulations and basics of ethics
• Guidance and supervision of pharmacotherapy
• Safety of medicinal products and pharmacotherapy
• Key concepts and sources of information of pharmacotherapy
• Doses of medications and how they affect the body
• Pharmaceutical forms and administration methods
• Primary adverse reactions and interaction with other medicinal products
• Pharmacotherapy plan and the safety of the pharmacotherapy process
• Pharmacotherapy equipment and asepsis
• Documentation
• Guidance and counselling
• Dosage calculation
• The role of the medication passport in assessing your competence

Materials

Kirjallisuus:

Saano, S. & Taam-Ukkonen, M. 2020. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Sanoma Pro

Nikkola, R., Nurkka, N. & Paloposki, S. 2021. Annos oivallusta. Harjoittelemalla lääkelaskennan osaajaksi. Sanoma Pro.

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Teaching methods

Aktivoiva opetus¨
Käänteinen oppiminen
Yhdessä oppiminen
Käytännön harjoittelu

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Kontaktiopetus (lähi- tai etätoteutus)
Itsenäinen opiskelu
Prekliininen harjoittelu

Student workload

Kontakti:
12 + 10 h = yht 22 h

Evaluation methods and criteria

Lääkehoidon opintojakson arviointi koostuu seuraavista osista:

alkutentti / teema 1 0-K5 (1/3 arvosanasta) (6.3.2022 mennessä)
farmakologia/ teema 2 0-K5 (1/3 arvosanasta) (30.4 2022 mennessä)
lopputentti 0-K5 (1/3 arvosanasta)
tehtävät hyv/hyl
prekliiniset harjoittelutunnit ja simulaatio hyv/hyl
lääkelaskut/teema 5 hyv/hyl. Tulee olla suoritettuna ennen ensimmäistä harjoittelujaksoa.
7.2. klo 112.30-14 lääkelaskukoe “halukkaille” – laskinta ei saa käyttää
1. lääkelaskukoe 15.3
2. lääkelaskukoe 21.3
3. lääkelaskukoe 11.4

HUOM: Lääkelaskujen hyväksytty suoritus on edellytys harjoittelujaksoille osallistumiselle

Failed (0)

Hylätty suoritus arvioitavissa tenteissä/tehtävissä
Puuttuvat suoritukset prekliinisestä harjoittelusta

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