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Drug calculations (0 cr)

Code: VV00DI17-3039

General information


Timing

01.01.2020 - 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 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
  • Teea Lång
  • Anne Ulmanen
  • Miia Myllymäki
  • Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
  • Vappu Martikainen
  • Anetta Liinaharja
  • Tuula Tarhonen
  • Sirpa Gardemeister
  • Susanna Suvimaa

Groups

  • SHMI20KMB
    Nursing, 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