Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3037
General information
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Savonlinna Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
- Reetta Pylkkänen
- Maria Koski
- Merja Harmoinen
- Pia Valtonen
- Leila Sikanen
- Aila Friis
- Haija Kankkunen
- Päivi Sajaniemi
- Marko Issakainen
- Teea Lång
- Anne Ulmanen
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Vappu Martikainen
- Anetta Liinaharja
- Sirpa Gardemeister
- Susanna Suvimaa
Groups
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THMI20KPHealth care, fulltime studies
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