The student
- knows the basics of regulations governing medication treatment
- knows the basics of the medication treatment process and is aware of the responsibilities of medication-related tasks in nursing care
- is able to act responsibly in the patient's medication treatment
- knows the basics of different pharmaceutical forms and methods of administration, and knows how to safely and correctly implement a patient’s medication
- is able to inject subcutaneously and intramuscularly safely
- is able to search and use information from reliable pharmacotherapy databases
- knows the basics of promoting the safety of medication treatment
- knows the basics of medication phases and effects in the body
- is able to guide the patient in medication under supervision
- is able to calculate medication correctly.
The student, in addition to a satisfactory level
- is able to justify his / her actions at different stages of the pharmacotherapy process
- is able to plan and implement patient medication guidance
The student, in addition to a good level,
- is able to apply his / her knowledge at different stages of the pharmacotherapy process
- knows the consequences of pharmacotherapy and is able to react to them as required by the situation
- is able to guide the patient individually in medication treatment
Virva Vasari
Pharmacotherapy:
e-book. Kozier & Erb’s fundamentals of nursing: concepts,process, and practice. 2016 .Chapter 35 Medications
e-book. Understanding Pharmacology in Nursing Practice [electronic resource] / edited by Pauline Hood, Ehsan Khan., Cham :, Springer International Publishing :, 2020, 3-030-32004-9, ISBN
- Laukkanen, E. & Ruokoniemi, P. ( toim.) 2021. Turvallinen lääkehoito. Opas lääkehoitosuunnitelman laatimiseen. Saatavilla www-osoitteessa https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/162847 Description sheet only!!
-lecture materials, moodle material, and other material appointed by teachers
Medical calculations: Tyreman Chris. 2013.e-book: How to Master Nursing Calculations:Improve Your Maths and Make Sense of Drug Dosage Charts.Kogan Page
Link to the book:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tampere/detail.action?docID=5254520
(also as needed:Calculation skills for nurses (e-book).2013. Boyd, Claire)
Implementation will be updated in Jan 2022
Lectures, skills stations practice, small group work, independent studies, flipped learning, seminar, preparatory tests, homework, exams
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations course is graded 0-5. The course must be completed before clinical training 3.
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Pharmacotherapy: written test, requirement minimum of 75% of points for passing. Asessment graded, 0-5.
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Calculations: 100% correct. Asessment approved (S)/ failed (0).
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Skills stations: Preparatory tasks, presence and 100% active participation. Asessment approved (S)/ failed (0).
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Small group work: Presence and 100% active participation
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Mathematics: Everyone takes the preliminary math test (without a calculator) If all correct, approved mark for the math part. No retakes. If the test is failed, the student completes math tasks. Math part will be approved and completed when 100% of the tasks are correct by the set due date on Moodle-platform. There will be math classes (where guidance for the tasks is provided. Mathematics part is assessed pass/fail. (Mark S means passing and 0 failure.)
English
01.01.2022 - 10.06.2022
02.12.2021 - 31.01.2022
4 cr
22NURFILTOP
Tuuli Uusitalo, Hari Nortunen, Virva Vasari
Course Orientation, small groups, seminars, and skills stations, are mandatory for every participant. Absent students will not be approved to the course.
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Contents:
- Regulations governing medication management
- Medication databases
- Pharmacotherapy of outpatient and inpatient care
- Forms of medication and routes of administration
- Phases and effects of drugs in the body
- Aseptic practice in medication care
- Special features of pharmacotherapy throughout the life span
- Medication education
- Medication safety and prevention of adverse events
- Mathematics and calculations
Nursing
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
TAMK Main Campus
0-5
none
Calculations test
Pharmacotherapy test
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Calculations: 1. retake
Pharmacotherapy test (retake I)
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Calculations: 2.
Pharmacotherapy test (retake II)
108 hours including contact lessons, small group work, seminar, skills stations, and independent work