Study Guide

Objective

Students
- can use their knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, applied pharmacology and administration of pharmacotherapy to plan, implement and evaluate safe pharmacotherapy of different client/patient groups
- are able to plan, implement and evaluate peripheric and central intravenous infusion, nutritional and pharmacotherapeutic care safely
- are able to provide patient education to clients and patients and their significant others in pharmacotherapy and intravenous infusion
- can implement safe blood transfusion
- are aware of the potentially threatening situations and their reporting

Content

- nurse’s role, tasks and responsibility regarding intravenous infusion and pharmacotherapeutic care
- pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology
- different pharmacons
- pharmacotherapeutic effects, side effects and synergism, mechanisms of synergism
- planning, implementing, evaluating and developing the effectiveness of safe peripheric and central intravenous infusion, nutritional and pharmacotherapeutic care
- basics of intravenous infusion and blood transfusion
- recognition, prevention and dealing with medication errors
- multiprofessional cooperation on pharmacotherapy
- patient safety reporting as part of quality control
- patient education on intravenous infusion and pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapeutic technologies

Location and time

- Teaching will take place in campus
- Schedule in OMA
- Please actively monitor your schedule and announcements (email) changes may be possible.

Materials

More information about the assignments in orientation.

Teaching methods

· Mode of delivery face-to-face
· Cooperative learning, Small group work
· Clinical laboratory teaching
· Simulation
· Independent study online
- practicing in skills lab
- S2 integration in every phase of studies (before, after and in between theory and skills labs).

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

Course has two exams: pharmacotherapy and pharmacology both graded 0-5. These exam grades create the course overall grade. Pharmacotherapy exam grade is weighted by 2, and pharmacology exam grade is weighted by one. All exams are held in EXAM-room at Metropolia campus. Exam dates are published in the orientation session.

Everyone is entitled to two retake attempts. Exam grade could be upgraded once at the first retake exam.

Student is allowed to choose the exam time themselves inside a certain time period. Booking guidelines will be sent by email closer to exam dates.

International connections

Alternatively, the student may complete the course in Finnish together with Finnish taught group.

Completion alternatives

It is possible to apply total or partly AHOT/RPL (recognition of prior learning) based on earlier studies, according to AHOT-guidelines (please see OMA). The AHOT process must be commenced before the course begins. The student going through the process must enroll on the course as usual and attend on orientation so the compensatory activities can be agreed. Decision of partial AHOT must be presented to the responsible teacher prior to course orientation.

Student workload

· 1 cr = 27 h
· The course consists of 135 hours of which the amount contact hours will be 44 h (theory, clinical laboratory teaching and simulation) and independent study 91 h (preparing for exam, web-based materials and learning assignments)

Further information

Pharmacotherapy 2 contains the following parts: theory, clinical labs and simulations, pharmacology 2 lectures. Info about exam will be provided on orientation.

Participation in orientation is compulsory. Participation to theory classes is highly recommended.

Participation in clinical laborations is compulsory. Students are required to wear appropriate protective uniforms in clinical laborations. Instructions given in asepsis lectures are being followed during practicing.

Previous studies/courses that must be completed before Pharmacotherapy 2: Pharmacotherapy 1 theory, clinical labs and simulations, basic practice of clinical nursing 1 & 2 and anatomy and fysiology.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Theory exam pharmacotherapy grading: 0-5
Theory exam pharmacology grading: 0-5
Exams create the course's overall grade. Pharmacotherapy exam grade is weighted by 2, and pharmacology exam grade is weighted by one.
Laboratories: 100% attendance required, grading pass/failed
Simulation:100% attendance required, grading pass/failed
Assignments: 100 % done, grading pass/failed
Finnish assignments: 100% done, grading pass/fail

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.