Bases of pharmacotherapy (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO50-3001
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
03.09.2018 - 14.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
Teacher in charge
Pauliina Lehto
Groups
-
GEKV17SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
Basics in medication 2 ECTS credits:
You know the rules and regulations applicable to pharmaceutical service
You know the responsibilities in handling medicine and client/patient medication
You know different pharmaceutical forms and methods of administrations
You know the effects and side effects of general medicines
You can implement prescribed medication safely and can monitor its effectiveness
You know basic mathematical calculations in medicine
You know how to guide clients in safe medication care
You know the risks involved in medication processes
Medication in aging:
You know the special features of medication of elderly people
Content
What rules and regulations apply to medication care?
What are dosing, medication forms and methods of administration in medication care?
How are doses calculated?
How to support commitment in medication care?
How to prevent risks in medication care?
What special features are related to medication care of the elderly?
How to guide aged people in medication care?
What is multi-professional work in medication care?
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Qualifications
Basis of physiology 5 ECTS credits
Ethical principles 5 ECTS credits