Study Guide

Objective

Pharmacotherapy
You know the legislation and ethics related to pharmacotherapy.
You know the basics of pharmacotherapy and pharmacy.
You can implement medical treatment safely.
You can perform medication calculations safely.

Evidence-based learning
You understand and implement evidence-based knowledge in nursing.
You know how to assess the effectiveness of nursing.
You know how to search the most common health science databases.

Content

Pharmacotherapy
What are basic laws, regulations and ethical premises in pharmacotherapy?
What are the nurse’s roles and duties?
What are the basics of pharmacology (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicology)?
What are the different stages of a safe drug treatment process?
How do you manage pharmaceutical calculations?

Evidence-based learning
What is the role of evidence-based action in nursing?
How do you implement information retrieval from the most common databases in health sciences?