Safe pharmacotherapy in social and healthcareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Students
- are proficient in the legislation and providing information on pharmacotherapy
- have working knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- are proficient in the basics of pharmacotherapy, ordering medicines, dispensing patient doses, implementation of pharmacotherapy by different modes of administration by natural routes (including subcutaneous injection)
- are proficient in implementation of pharmacotherapy of elderly, children and adolescents, disabled patients, mental health and substance abuse patients and implementation of medicines mainly affecting to central nervous system
- are proficient in the dosage calculations required in the administration of medication and infusions
- can educate clients/patients in pharmacotherapy, encourage their commitment to it and self-care embracing health promotion.
- can implement safe pharmacotherapy as member of multiprofessional teams

Content

- professional´s role, tasks and responsibility regarding pharmacotherapy
- organization, guidance and supervision of pharmaceutical service, safety issues related to medicines and their administration
- pharmacology
- safe pharmaceutical process and plan
- ordering medicines, dispensing patient doses, implementation of pharmacotherapy by different modes of administration by natural routes (including subcutaneous injection)
- implementation of pharmacotherapy of elderly, children and adolescents, disabled patients, mental health and substance abuse patients and implementation of medicines mainly affecting to central nervous system
- use of and pharmaceutical databases
- follow up of effects, documentation, dosage and assessment of pharmacotherapy
- patient education, commitment to pharmacotherapy and self-medication
- dosage calculations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"