Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3038
General information
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Elina Jouppila
- Reetta Pylkkänen
- Maria Koski
- Merja Harmoinen
- Pia Valtonen
- Leila Sikanen
- Aila Friis
- Riitta Riikonen
- Haija Kankkunen
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Marko Issakainen
- Päivi Sajaniemi
- Minja Lintunen
- Teea Lång
- Anne Ulmanen
- Miia Myllymäki
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Vappu Martikainen
- Anetta Liinaharja
- Susanna Suvimaa
- Sirpa Gardemeister
Groups
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SHMI20KMNursing, part-time 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