SJ-2-033

• 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

2

1 cr

The aim of the course is that the student develops patient-safe competence in drug treatment in mental and intoxicant drug treatment services.

At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to:
- understand the specificities of patient safety at care work with people with mental health problems and abuse
-understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in drug treatment of the most common psychological problems and psychiatric diseases and can apply the knowledge in nursing
-can supervise the patient and their relatives in
drug treatment and self-monitoring
-can perform various forms of medication calculation flawlessly and understand the importance in nursing

patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common groups of medicines and its
uses, mechanisms of action and ways of administration
- the therapeutic effects of medication, side effects and interactions and interaction mechanisms
- self-medication
- supervision in drug treatment, to get the patient to commit and engage in care
- applications for medication calculation

- Saano, Susanna & Taam-Ukkonen, Minna. 2020. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Sanoma Pro Oy. (Sidorna: 447-476, om läkemedelsbehandling i mentalvård och missbruk)
- Huttunen Matti O. & Socada Lumikukka, 2017, Psyykenlääkkeet ja niiden käyttö, Duodecim
- Hämäläinen Kaisa, Kanerva Anne, Kuhanen Carita, Schubert Carla & Seuri Tarja, Mielenterveyshoitotyö, 2017, Sanoma Pro (kapitlet om läkemedelsbehandling)

• Lectures - 13 hours
• Individual studies - 10 hours
• Workshop in medication calculation - 4 hours

• Total workload of the course: 27 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 27 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Multiform education

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination in medication administration in mental and substance abuse treatment
Exam in medication calculation in mental and drug treatment

Appelroth Maria

Appelroth Maria

Läroplattformen Diakle

No limit

12 months after course has ended

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams