Medication of the Old People (5 ECTS)
Code: SX00EQ10-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.05.2023 - 14.05.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 15.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Virtual portion
- 4 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus and online
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
Learning outcomes
The Students
• are able to describe the different methods of giving medicine and their correct handling
• are able to explain the basic principles for the implementation of safe medical treatment for older people
• identify challenges related to medical treatment in older people
• are able to explain the typical side effects, adverse effects and combined influences associated with medicine for the older people
• perform the calculations required for pharmacotherapy
• are able to describe the meanings of customer-oriented guidance and counselling related to pharmacotherapy
• are able to carry out medical treatment for older people in accordance with the rights conferred by the training
Content
• laws and guidelines related to pharmaceutical services and pharmacotherapy, as well as area of responsibilities
• medical treatment plans
• groups of medicines, medical forms, treatment and administration methods
• storing and procuring medicine
• medical treatment of the most common diseases for older people
• mode of action and the combined influence of medical products
• basic principles of safe medical treatment for older people
• guidance and counselling for the older people and their close ones
• medication laboratory
• pharmaceutical arithmetic
Teaching methods
Lectures
Independent work
Teamwork
Drug Dosage Calculations
Laboratory learning
Exams
Location and time
N/A
Learning materials and recommended literature
N/A
Alternative completion methods of implementation
-
Internship and working life connections
-
Exam dates and retake possibilities
N/A
Student workload
5 ects = 135 hours
Content scheduling
1. period
Further information for students
N/A
Assessment methods and criteria
N/A
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course