Drug Therapy and Pharmacology 1 (3 cr)
Code: NU22BC06-3007
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
20.10.2025 - 07.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Camilla Mattjus
- Katarina Vironen
Scheduling groups
- Group 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
- Group 2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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NU25D-VNursing, full time studies 2025, Vasa
Small groups
- Group 1
- Group 2
Objective
The student
- has knowledge of and can apply legislation and directives regarding drug treatment
- has basic knowledge of pharmacology
- masters the aseptic of drug treatment
- masters pharmaceutical forms and their mode of administration
- has skills in injection technique
- can observe the effects of drug treatment on the patient
- has insight into recipe theory
- masters patient guidance and documentation in connection with drug treatment
- has an understanding of the importance of drug treatment in patient safety
- masters drug billing at a basic level
Content
Legislation
Pharmacology
Aseptic, sustainability and route of administration
Recipe theory
Patient guidance and documentation
Drug calculation
Injection administration
Proper handling of sharps instruments
Materials
See Moodle and realization plan
Teaching methods
Workshops
Student workload
3 sp x 27h= 81 h
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Calculation 100% correct to pass the course
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)
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)
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
No prior prerequisites