The course takes place in period
- 1 (2023-08-01 to 2023-10-22)
- 2 (2023-10-23 to 2023-12-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Total number of ECTS
0 cr
Competency aims
This study unit the following competency is followed up:
Clinical care competence
Safe medication administration
Sustainable Global goals in focus:
# 3. Good health and well-being
Learning outcomes
You understand the use of medications in treatment of the
patient and you can critically evaluate the answer you
get in medication calculation.
(Knowledge)
You can perform medication calculation at level required
by a nurse.
(Skill)
You develop your professional ethics.
(Attitude)
Course contents
You will fins more information under Additional information.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
If you have started your studies in the Swedish program 2021 or after that:
The course Basics of caring, more specific the part Medication administration, PART 1 has to be competed to be entitled do a calculation exam.
If you have started your studies in the Swedish program 2020 or before OR you are a nursing student in the English program:
The course Medication administration and patient safety has to be competed to be entitled do a calculation exam.
If you are a TopUp nursing student you will follow your own study program.
Additional information
The medication calculation exams will be as semester exams (you have started your studies 2020 or earlier) or as calculation exams included in the different clinical courses (you have started your studies 2021 or later).
You will register for the exams via itsLearning, follow the instructions given to you.
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment requirements
As a nursing student you need to calculate and
pass 5 exams of medication calculation on top of the course exams you do in the courses in Medication administration, PART 1 and PART 2 (you have started your studies 2021 or later in the Swedish program) or Medication administration and patient safety (you have started your studies in Swedish 2020 or earlier or you are studying in the English nursing program). You need all these before you can graduate.
During your education one LOVe exam can be
replaced with a LOVe exam that has been done
elsewhere. The LOVe exam has to be on a nursing-
level (it has to include the iv-part as well)
to be approved.
An accomplished grade requires that all
problems are solved correctly and you can, if asked, explain how you calculated the problem.
You may use a calculator, but NOT your mobile phone.
Remember that you have to pass your medication
calculation test so it is not older than six months prior to your clinical practice. You can check this with your teacher if you are not sure if you need to calculate before the clinical practice you are going out on.
Teacher
Appelroth Maria
Examiner
Skogster Annika
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (99 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Course enrolment period
2023-05-10 to 2023-07-10
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2023-08-15 | 09:00 - 10:30 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Skogster Annika |
2023-08-15 | 14:30 - 16:00 | Z002 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Skogster Annika |
2023-08-29 | 08:00 - 11:30 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-09-25 | 08:00 - 11:00 | Z002 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-09-26 | 13:00 - 16:00 | E383 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-10-17 | 13:30 - 15:30 | Z015 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen Annika Skogster is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64979075181?from=addon Meeting ID: 649 7907 5181 --- Join by SIP 64979075181@109.105.112.236 ? 64979075181@109.105.112.235 --- Join by H.323 ? 109.105.112.236 ? 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 649 7907 5181 | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-10-19 | 07:30 - 09:30 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-11-20 | 11:00 - 12:30 | B323 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-11-21 | 08:00 - 09:45 | E385 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |
2023-12-07 | 08:00 - 11:00 | B323 | Läkemedelsräkning, höst | Terminstentamen | Appelroth Maria Skogster Annika |