Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3016
General information
Enrollment
12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Timing
27.08.2018 - 31.07.2022
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
- Elina Jouppila
- Pia Valtonen
- Leila Sikanen
- Riitta Riikonen
- Aila Friis
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Marko Issakainen
- Päivi Sajaniemi
- Anne Ulmanen
- Miia Myllymäki
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Vappu Martikainen
- Anetta Liinaharja
- Sirpa Gardemeister
- Susanna Suvimaa
Teacher in charge
Riitta Riikonen
Groups
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SHMI18SP
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