Pharmacotherapy 1Laajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Student
- knows the guidelines and legislation related to drug therapy and their significance
- can plan, implement and evaluate safe drug therapy using different routes of administration
- has a basic knowledge of pharmacology
- can guide the client/patient in drug therapy and medication adherence.

Content

Role, tasks and responsibilities of a nurse in drug therapy
Organisation, management and supervision of pharmaceutical services, medicine and medication safety
Safe drug therapy process and medication plan
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and toxicology
Use of pharmaceutical databases
Different pharmaceutical forms and routes of administration
Medication guidance, adherence and self-medication
Medication-related adverse events and related reporting procedure

Qualifications

N/A

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student
- Can adequately search for information and use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional activities
- Possesses adequate knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Acts in a client/patient-oriented manner and takes into account safety issues and ethical principles
- Is able to assess their own strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student
- Can use evidence-based knowledge to plan their professional activities
- Can act in a client/patient-oriented and responsible manner
- Can use professional ethical principles in their professional activities, taking into account safety aspects
- Is able to interact with consideration for diversity
- Recognises their own strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
- Applies a wide range of professional knowledge based on evidence
- Can act in a client/patient-oriented and responsible manner and assess the consequences of their actions
- Acts in accordance with professional ethical principles, taking into account safety aspects
- Is able to interact with respect for diversity
- Recognises their own strengths and development needs and is able to develop their professional activities

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS
Student
- Can adequately search for information and use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional activities
- Possesses adequate knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Acts in a client/patient-oriented manner and takes into account safety issues and ethical principles
- Is able to assess their own strengths and development needs

FAIL
Student
- Cannot adequately search for information and cannot use the knowledge base in the field to plan their professional ac-tivities
- Does not have sufficient knowledge and skills for professional activities
- Cannot act in a client/patient-oriented manner and cannot take into account safety issues and ethical principles