SJ-2-017

• Nursing 2020 (diak, fi/sv) - Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations
• Nursing 2021 (diak, fi/sv) - Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations

• 3 (2021-01-01 to 2021-03-21)
• 4 (2021-03-22 to 2021-07-31)

Swedish

Compulsory

First

1

2 cr

The aim of the course is that the student

- understands pharmacotherapy as part of
patient safety
and are familiar with the documentation of
dangerous and
complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understands their responsibility for their
actions
during training
- understands the basics of general
pharmacology and
pharmacy
- knows how to look for and apply information
on
medication from drug databases
- knows how to guide patients in
pharmacotherapy and the
interpretation of an electronic prescription
- knows how to execute basic drug calculations
without
errors

At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to...

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and
complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing
student
during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics,
pharmacokinetics,
toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Arcada is responsible for this course

• Lectures - 10 hours
• Individual studies - 24 hours
• Internet-based studies - 20 hours

• Total workload of the course: 54 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 54 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Supported virtual education

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination 1 ....
Examination 2.... etc.
(examinations include written examination
tests, demonstrations and presentations,
reports and produktions, essays, and also
presence at specified occasions)

The examinations contribute to the final grade
as follows: ...

• Appelroth Maria
• Skogster Annika

Appelroth Maria

Diakle

No limit (30 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

• 2021-04-23
• 2021-06-07

2020-12-24 to 2021-01-20

2021-03-24 - Exams