AV-2-004

• Emergency care 2005 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2006 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2008 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2007 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2009 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2010 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2011 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2012 - Basic care
• Emergency care 2013 - Basic care

Swedish

Compulsory

First

1

5 cr

The aim of the study is that the student have
knowledge and abilities to care for the patient in
clinical situations.

At the end of the course the student is expected
to:

• Understand the meaning of patient safety
• be able to perform basic clinical interventions
• answer to the patient's physical, mental and
  spiritual needs.
• be able to identify the needs of adult, elderly
  and dying patients and to communicate with them
  and their relatives
• understand the significance of hygiene and be
  able to act aseptically
• be aware of different types of drugs and their
  effect on the organism
• understand the responsibility of handling drugs
  and work according to regulations
• identify and define the main concepts in
  pharmacotherapy
• perform dosage calculation correctly and thus
  grant patient safety
• see the connection between patient safety and
  medication administration
• instruct the patient in questions related to
  drug administration

Basic care and hospital infections and hygiene 3,5
sp
Medication administration and dosage calculation
1,5 sp
In medication administration and dosage
calculation a basic test in mathematics is
included. This test has to be accomplished to get
the grade in medication administration and dosage
calculation.
After completion of medication administration and
dosage calculation students have five dosage
calculation tests with five calculation tasks in
each. These tests are arranged twice per academic
year.

Theory of basics in nursing/caring

Clinical care, hospital hygiene, medication
administration and dosage calculation

Iivanainen & Syväoja, Hoida kja Kirjaa, Tammi
2008, ISBN 1-265756-8
Iivanainen A, Jauhiainen, M., Pikkarainen P.
Hoitamisen taito,Tammi 2001, ISBN 951-26-4557-2
Björkman,E-Karlsson,K.2006. Kliniskt vårdarbete
för sjuksköterskor. ISBN 91-44-03836-4
Current articles
Mustajoki M et al, Sairaanhoitajan käsikirja,
duodecim 2005
Björkman, E och karlsson, K. 2006.Kliniskt
vårdarbete för sjuksköterskor, Studentlitteratur,
ISBN 91-44-03836-4
Sirpa Ernvall, Antero Pulli, Anne-Marie Salonen,
Marja-Leena Nurminen, Hanna-Sisko Kaukkila, 2006.
Läkemedelsräkning. Utbildningsstyrelsen 2006 .
ISBN 952-13-2734-0.

Säker läkemedelsbehandling. Social- och
hälsovårdsministeriets publikationer 2007:15 ,
ISSN 1236-2050. ISBN 978-952-00-2368-3 (inh.),
978-952-00-2369-0 (PDF).
http://www.stm.fi/Resource.phx/publishing/document External link
s/11882/index.htx
Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. 2013. Lääkehoidon
käsikirja. SanomaPro. Helsinki.

Alternative in Swedish:
Hordeng H. & Spigset O. (red.). Farmakologi och
farmakologisk omvårdnad. 2009. Studentlitteratur.
Lund.

• Lectures - 80 hours
• Individual- and group instruction - 0 hours
• Practical exercises - 30 hours
• Individual studies - 30 hours

• Total workload of the course: 140 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 140 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

• Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
• Demonstrations and proficiency exams
• Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Exam in basic mathemathics is a requirement for a
grade in medication administration and dosage
calculation. To get accomplished you need to have
60% correct answers in the test.

Exam in medication administration and dosage
calculation
The exam is divided into two parts: A theoretical
part and a part with dosage calculation. The
theoretical part is marked with the grades 1-5.
The calculation part is marked accomplished/not
accomplished.

• Dahl Birgitta
• Nyström Patrik
• Ring Joachim
• Roberts Christel

Roberts Christel

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit

12 months after course has ended

• 2013-12-17 - Exams
• Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
• Date will be announced later - Reports and productions