Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3027
General information
Enrollment
02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019
Timing
01.01.2019 - 31.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
- Leila Sikanen
- Aila Friis
- Päivi Sajaniemi
- Marko Issakainen
- Anne Ulmanen
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Maria Koski
- Vappu Martikainen
- Anetta Liinaharja
- Sirpa Gardemeister
- Susanna Suvimaa
- Pia Valtonen
Groups
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THMI19KP
Objective
You are able to perform the basic drug dosage calculations required in the treatment of a patient.
Content
How do you calculate the dosage if the drug is administered by enteral routes?
How do you calculate the dosage if the drug is administered by injection?
How do you calculate the dosage based on the patient's weight?
How do you calculate the relative concentration in a dosage?
How do you calculate the dosage if solid substance is converted into liquid?
How do you reduce the concentration in a dosage?
How do you calculate the administration rate of intravenous medication?
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed