The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Nursing 2014 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2015 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2016 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2017 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2018 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2019 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
- Nursing 2020 - Health promotion, patient safety and evidence-based nursing
The course takes place in period
- 1 (2020-08-01 to 2020-10-25)
- 2 (2020-10-26 to 2020-12-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The competency aims of this course is that the
student has basic knowledge in medication
administration and calculation and is able to
administer medication to the patient safely.
The student has basic knowledge in patient
safety
and knows the most common patient safety
theories.
Learning outcomes
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
After completing the course, the student should
be able to:
- see the medication administration as a part
of the patient care, involving knowledge in
ethics, law, anatomy, physiology and chemistry,
pharmacology and mathematics
- know the different ways of administration and
forms of medication and understand how they
affect the patient
- know the different steps in the medication
process acknowledge the importance of being
part of the development of this process
- know what safe pharmacotherapy is, what good
practices in medication administration is and
how these are linked to patient safety
- is aware of the responsibility involving
medication administration and know how to act
according to current regulations
- master the terminology used in pharmacotherapy
and the dosage calculations needed to ensure
patient safety
- is able to meet the special needs of the
agening patient and guide them in questions
concerning their medication
- is aware of the importance to create a patient
safety promoting culture
PATIENT SAFETY
You should:
- be able to explain the terms used in patient
safety
- be able to give examples of the most common
patient safety theories
- understand how risks can be prevented and
limited
- understand how human factors can affect your
work and how you can manage your work by working
in teams to improve patient safety
Course contents
Medication administration
* lectures in class
Pharmacology
* lectures in class
* self studies
Medication calculation
* one lecture that we recommend
* workshops in calculations
Online course in Patient safety
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basic calculation/ mathematics.
Additional information
The students has to pass the course to go out
on
practical training.
After passing the course, the student has to
pass
one medication calculation exam each semester
to
be able to go out on practical trainings. The
medication calculation exam cannot be older
than
6 months when going out (the date the practical
training starts).
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Individual studies - 55 hours
- Internet-based studies - 40 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Webcourse in Patient safety
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
1) The web course in patient safety (see the
link
in itsLearning).
2) Exam in medication administration (theory)
3) Exam in medication calculation (10
calculations)
Teacher
- Appelroth Maria
- Skogster Annika
Examiner
Skogster Annika
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (40 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Reexaminations
- 2021-01-15
- 2021-02-12
Course enrolment period
2020-08-10 to 2020-09-06
Assessment methods
- 2020-12-03 - Exams
- 2020-12-15 - Other assignments
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2020-08-31 | 09:15 - 11:30 | F143 | Medication administration and Patient safety | The lecture will be on campus, but you can also be online since we will record or stream it. | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2020-09-03 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Appelroth Maria | ||
2020-09-04 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Skogster Annika | ||
2020-09-09 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Appelroth Maria | ||
2020-09-11 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Skogster Annika | ||
2020-10-07 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/61511079190 Meeting ID: 615 1107 9190 | Skogster Annika | |
2020-10-14 | 12:00 - 16:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Appelroth Maria | ||
2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 11:00 | E387 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Theory exam | Appelroth Maria Forss Mia Stockmann-Broo Christine Åkermarck Erica |
2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 11:00 | B323 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Theory exam | Appelroth Maria Forss Mia Skogster Annika Stockmann-Broo Christine Åkermarck Erica |
2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 11:00 | E385 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Theory exam | Appelroth Maria Forss Mia Skogster Annika Stockmann-Broo Christine Åkermarck Erica |
2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 11:00 | E383 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Theory exam | Appelroth Maria Forss Mia Skogster Annika Stockmann-Broo Christine Åkermarck Erica |
2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 11:00 | F365 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Theory exam | Appelroth Maria Forss Mia Stockmann-Broo Christine Åkermarck Erica |
2020-11-11 | 09:00 - 12:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshop online. We will use the same zoom link as usual. We will calculate tablets, oral suspensions and injections. There will also be some unit conversions. The zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/69644161635 Meeting ID: 696 4416 1635 | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-11-19 | 12:00 - 16:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-11-20 | 09:00 - 12:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshopsonline. We will calculate infusions. | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-11-23 | 09:00 - 11:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops online. We will calculate percent and dilutions. | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-12-02 | 09:00 - 11:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops online | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-12-03 | 08:00 - 16:00 | E383 | Medication administration and Patient safety | EXAM Medication calculation ON CAMPUS - You have to book yourself to the exam on itsLearning | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2020-12-07 | 09:00 - 12:30 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops online for them who didn't pass the calculation exam | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-12-10 | 13:00 - 16:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops online for them who didn't pass the calculation exam | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2020-12-16 | 08:15 - 16:30 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning OMTENT - Medication calculation RE-EXAM | Räkneomtentamen / Re-exam in medication calculation Boka in er på itsLearning/ Book yourself to the exam on itsLearning | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2021-01-13 | 12:00 - 15:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops for them who didn't pass the exam last year | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2021-01-14 | 12:00 - 16:00 | Medication administration and Patient safety | Calculation workshops for them who didn't pass the exam last year | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
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2021-01-19 | 08:00 - 12:30 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning OMTENT - Medication calculation RE-EXAM | Räkneomtentamen / Calculation re-exam | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |