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

• 3 (2023-01-01 to 2023-03-19)
• 4 (2023-03-20 to 2023-07-31)

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 (20 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2022-12-26 to 2023-01-22

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams