Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3014
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2017 - 31.12.2017
Timing
01.01.2018 - 31.07.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Leila Sikanen
- Riitta Riikonen
- Aila Friis
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Marko Issakainen
- Päivi Sajaniemi
- Miia Myllymäki
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Elina Jouppila
- Vappu Martikainen
- Sirpa Gardemeister
- Susanna Suvimaa
Teacher in charge
Riitta Riikonen
Groups
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SHMI18KM
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