Study Guide

Objective

The goals of this course is that the students:
- command the administration of medication needed for the job.
- understand their responsability in the administration of medication; rights, obligations, managing problem waste and risk waste, as well as developing their professionalism.

Content

1. Drug treatment
- Provisions concerning the supply of medicines
- The drug process, the rights of the social workers
- Administration of pharmaceutical forms given by natural means and subcutaneous injections
- The phases of the drug in the body
- The mechanisms of action of the drugs in the body
- Factors affecting the drug effect
- Recipes and compensation for medicines in the national health archive KanTa.fi
- Databases and the web portal for search of drugs (ex. Lääkeinfo.fi)
- Sustainable development in drug treatment

2. Calculation of drugs
- Solid and liquid form drugs given naturally
- Insulin indicated in international units
- Calculations of how long drug lasts
- Weight conversion - convert volume, weight and mass
- Solutions listed in mg / ml and in percent
- Liquid list, fluid balance

Location and time

Autumn semster 2022
Novia, University of Applied Science, Alere, Vasa

Materials

STM 2020. Säker läkemedelsbehandling.
Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets publikationer https://stm.fi/sv/publikationer
Nurminen, M-L. 2008. ABC om läkemedelsbehandling. Utbildningsstyrelsen, Helsingfors.
Kivela, S-L. 2006. Me, ikääntyminen ja lääkkeet, WSOY, Helsinki eller Fastbom, J. 2006. Äldre och läkemedel. Liber, Stockholm.
Ernvall, S et al 2006. Läkemedelsräkning. Utbildningsstyrelsen, Helsingfors.
Molin, B. Therborn, M., Andersson, I.2016. Träna läkemedelsräkning. Liber AB, Stockholm.
+ material on moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures,
Group work, individual work
Self study and virtual tasks on the moodle page
Drug calculation exercises with case problems

Exam schedules

Virtual test
Exam in drug calculation

Student workload

3 sp = 81 h
Class teaching 20 hours + 4 hours for the exam
Time for Web-based assignments, selfstudies, group work and tent reading 57 h.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Web-based tasks not approved
Virtual test not 80 % correctly
Examination in drug calculation not 100 % correctly

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates superficial competence and basic understanding of the subject

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates a competence that is related and linked to the literature
The student can reflect and motivate from his/her point of view

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has an immerse competence and shows a deeper understanding of the subject in relation to the upcoming profession

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student possesses a basic competence in the subject / The student does not show sufficient competence in the subject

Assessment methods and criteria

Web-based tasks approved
Virtual test 80 % correct
Drug calculation 100% correct

Qualifications

No previous knowledge