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Drug Therapy 2 (3 cr)

Code: NU15PH02-3006

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2022 - 04.09.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 13.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

34 % Contact teaching, 66 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 31

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Sirkku Säätelä

Teacher in charge

Sirkku Säätelä

Groups

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

Objective

The student will:
-master advanced drug therapy in nursing care and recognize personal responsibility in drug handling, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
-know the active pharmaceutical ingredients
-know the generic name for drugs used when treating the most common diseases
-be able to manage the preparative procedures for intravenous (IV) therapy, endovascular treatment and blood transfusions, prepare for these procedures and treatments, and monitor the patient during and after IV-therapy and blood transfusion
-master patient guidance and documentation related to drug therapy
-understand the importance of safe drug therapy in relation to patient safety
-master calculations needed in medical and infusion treatment, and be able to dose and administer medication without error

Content

The student will:
-master advanced drug therapy in nursing care and recognize personal responsibility in drug handling, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
-know the active pharmaceutical ingredients
-know the generic name for drugs used when treating the most common diseases
-be able to manage the preparative procedures for intravenous (IV) therapy, endovascular treatment and blood transfusions, prepare for these procedures and treatments, and monitor the patient during and after IV-therapy and blood transfusion
-master patient guidance and documentation related to drug therapy
-understand the importance of safe drug therapy in relation to patient safety
-master calculations needed in medical and infusion treatment, and be able to dose and administer medication without error

Location and time

Online meetings on webex
Autumn 2022

Materials

E book ( includes drug calculation):
Medical-surgical nursing made incredibly easy!://ezproxy.novia.fi:2268/lib/novia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5122323
In swedish : Finnish legistlation about safe pharmacotherapy 2021
Drug calculation excersies online
https://testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp
Documents and task according to instructions

Teaching methods

Hybrid implementation
Flipped learning, online classrooms
Workshops online, assignments and tests online
Drug calculation workshops on campus/online

Exam schedules

Exam i drug calculation online /webex after 4 workshops
online test and assignets according to deadlines i moodle

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

Assessment methods and criteria

onlinetest grades 0-5
assignment passed/failed
calculation test 100% correct answers according to national instructions for drug calculation

Qualifications

Basic Nursing Skills 1
Basic Nursing Skills 2
Drug therapy 1