SJ-2-027

• 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

• 1 (2022-08-01 to 2022-10-23)
• 2 (2022-10-24 to 2022-12-31)

Finnish

Compulsory

First

2

2 cr

The aim of the course is: The student develops competence in pharmacotherapy and drug calculations in elderly care.

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

Understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elderly care

Understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing

Know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle

Know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy

Know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Patient safety

Characteristics of pharmacotherapy

Drug and medication safety

The most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration

Therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action

Self-medication

Pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment

Applications of drug mathematics

Diak is course responsible.

Participation in tuition

Approved in drug calculation examination.

Niemi Annika

Niemi Annika

Diakle läroplattformen

No limit (11 students enrolled)

12 months after course has ended

2022-08-10 to 2022-09-06