Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- understands how human anatomy, physiology, and pathology affect the administration of medications, the stages and effects of medications in the body when planning, implementing, and evaluating safe medication management for different patient groups
- has basic knowledge of how medications affect the human body
- can explain the legal foundations of medication management
- masters the aseptic techniques of medication management
- masters medication forms and their most common administration methods
- has skills in administering injections
- can observe and evaluate the effects of medication management on the patient
- understands the importance of medication management in patient safety
- masters patient guidance and documentation related to medication management
- masters basic medication calculations

Content

Laws, guiding documents, and safe medication management
Role, tasks, and responsibilities
Medication management plan
Pharmacology
Sustainable development: use of materials, reuse, and disposal of medications in social- and healthcare
The most common medication groups, their uses, mechanisms of action, and administration methods
Prescription and medication orders
The ten rights of medication management
Safe medication dosing
Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection
Self-medication
Medication calculations: basic arithmetic, rounding, equation solving, conversions, dosages
Calculation of active substances (tablets, solutions)
Dosage considering the patient's body weight and size
Use of Terveysportti

Qualifications

None

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Exam
answers depend heavily on words and expressions found in the literature
has superficial knowledge of the subject, but shows a basic understanding of the subject


Written assignment
The student has partially followed the instructions for the written assignment. The student shows limited to a deficient knowledge of the knowledge of the substance.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Exam
can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views
can give an independent account of the literature
understands most of the topic
presents independent views and can apply ideas to analogous situations
can motivate some of their claims and positions
can give some own examples

Written assignment
The student has mostly followed the instructions for the written assignment and has mastered the substance of her/his work, but the application is limited. The student can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the seminar.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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

Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work 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 written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar.