SJ-2-017

• Nursing 2020 (diak, fi/sv) - Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations
• Nursing 2021 (diak, fi/sv) - Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations
• Nursing 2022 (diak, fi/sv) - Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations

Swedish

Compulsory

First

1

2 cr

The aim of the course is that the student develops
patient-safe competence in basic medication
administration.

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

- 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

Participation in tuition

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Exam in medication administration
Exam in medication calculation
Mandatory assignments in medications administration

Appelroth Maria

Appelroth Maria

Diakle

No limit

12 months after course has ended

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams