Drug calculations (0 cr)
Code: VV00DI17-3052
General information
Enrollment
22.08.2022 - 28.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2021 - 31.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Elina Jouppila
- Reetta Pylkkänen
- Maria Koski
- Leila Sikanen
- Salla Rinne
- Riitta Riikonen
- Aila Friis
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Minja Lintunen
- Anne Ulmanen
- Teea Lång
- Emma Mikkonen
- Anetta Liinaharja
- Sirpa Gardemeister
- Susanna Suvimaa
- Tuula Tarhonen
Teacher in charge
Sirpa Gardemeister
Groups
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SHMI22SVMNursing, online/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
1-5