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Drug Therapy 3Laajuus (3 cr)

Code: NU21PH03

Credits

3 op

Objective

The student will:
- know clinical pharmacology in a biomedical context
- know the most common indications and contraindications for the use of medication
- be able to identify interactions between different drugs
- knowr drug therapy among all patient groups
- know various types of pain medication
- know medication used as anticoagulant therapy
- knows what happens during an immunization (infection, vaccination, rhesus immunization, passive immunization)
- know about vaccination in different groups
- have skills in counselling and preparation before vaccination, skills in vaccination techniques and measures after vaccination

Content

The student will:
- know clinical pharmacology in a biomedical context
- know the most common indications and contraindications for the use of medication
- be able to identify interactions between different drugs
- knowr drug therapy among all patient groups
- know various types of pain medication
- know medication used as anticoagulant therapy
- knows what happens during an immunization (infection, vaccination, rhesus immunization, passive immunization)
- know about vaccination in different groups
- have skills in counselling and preparation before vaccination, skills in vaccination techniques and measures after vaccination

Qualifications

Drug therapy 1
Drug therapy 2

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and her/his knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for the assignment. She/He have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views

Assessment criteria for written assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the written assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written assignments. The student has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student shows in her/his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar. The assignment and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar

Materials

See Moodle

Enrollment

01.12.2022 - 12.02.2023

Timing

13.02.2023 - 16.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Sirkku Säätelä
  • Anna-Lena Nieminen
Teacher in charge

Sirkku Säätelä

Groups
  • NU21D-V
    Nursing, full time studies 2021, Vasa

Objective

The student will:
- know clinical pharmacology in a biomedical context
- know the most common indications and contraindications for the use of medication
- be able to identify interactions between different drugs
- knowr drug therapy among all patient groups
- know various types of pain medication
- know medication used as anticoagulant therapy
- knows what happens during an immunization (infection, vaccination, rhesus immunization, passive immunization)
- know about vaccination in different groups
- have skills in counselling and preparation before vaccination, skills in vaccination techniques and measures after vaccination

Content

The student will:
- know clinical pharmacology in a biomedical context
- know the most common indications and contraindications for the use of medication
- be able to identify interactions between different drugs
- knowr drug therapy among all patient groups
- know various types of pain medication
- know medication used as anticoagulant therapy
- knows what happens during an immunization (infection, vaccination, rhesus immunization, passive immunization)
- know about vaccination in different groups
- have skills in counselling and preparation before vaccination, skills in vaccination techniques and measures after vaccination

Location and time

Online in moodle

Teaching methods

Online course Streamed lectures and information on moodle
Assigments and online test in moodle

Exam schedules

at course end date, possibility to re take online

Student workload

27h/cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and her/his knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for the assignment. She/He have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views

Assessment criteria for written assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the written assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written assignments. The student has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student must manage drug calculations 100% correctly

Criteria for evaluation of the exam:
The student shows in her/his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar. The assignment and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar

Qualifications

Drug therapy 1
Drug therapy 2