Pharmacotherapy and evidence-based nursing (5 cr)
Code: HT00FB62-3008
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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25.08.2025 - 23.11.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Health Care and Emergency Care
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Emergency Care
- Teachers
- Satu Untolahti
- Sari Engelhardt
- Johanna Koskenniemi
- Groups
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EHKT25SMEmergency Care, part-time studies
- Course
- HT00FB62
Realization has 4 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 13 h 15 min.
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Thu 11.09.2025 time 08:15 - 09:45 (1 h 30 min) |
NPH info: Lääkehoito ja näyttöön perustuva hoitotyö HT00FB62-3008 |
etäopetus, lukujärjestyksen mukaan / remote teaching (scheduled)
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Thu 02.10.2025 time 08:15 - 11:30 (3 h 15 min) |
Lääkehoito ja näyttöön perustuva hoitotyö HT00FB62-3008 |
B2022_uusikampus
Debriefing-suurryhmätila (53)
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Wed 15.10.2025 time 08:15 - 09:45 (1 h 30 min) |
NPH työpajatyöskentely (vapaaehtoinen): Lääkehoito ja näyttöön perustuva hoitotyö HT00FB62-3008 |
etäopetus, lukujärjestyksen mukaan / remote teaching (scheduled)
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Thu 06.11.2025 time 08:30 - 15:30 (7 h 0 min) |
NPH seminaari (läsnäolovelvoite): Lääkehoito ja näyttöön perustuva hoitotyö HT00FB62-3008 |
B4014_uusikampus
Monitoimiopetustila (60)
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Objective
Pharmacotherapy
You know the legislation and ethics related to pharmacotherapy.
You know the basics of pharmacotherapy and pharmacy.
You can implement medical treatment safely.
You can perform medication calculations safely.
Evidence-based learning
You understand and implement evidence-based knowledge in nursing.
You know how to assess the effectiveness of nursing.
You know how to search information in the most common health science databases.
Content
Pharmacotherapy
What are basic laws, regulations and ethical starting points in pharmacotherapy?
What are nurses' roles and duties?
What are the basics of pharmacology (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicology)?
What are the different stages of safe drug treatment processes?
What common and side effects do medicines have?
What specific situations does pharmacotherapy include?
How do you manage pharmaceutical calculations?
Evidence-based learning
What is the role of evidence-based activities in nursing?
How do you implement information retrieval from the most common databases in health sciences?
Course material
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: Learn material
PHARMACOTHERAPY: 1) Saano S. & Taam-Ukkonen M. 2020. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Sanoma Pro
2) Nikkola R., Nurkka N. & Paloposki S. 2021. Annos oivallusta. Harjoittelemalla lääkelaskennan osaajaksi. Sanoma Pro.
3) Learn material
Study forms and methods
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: Workshop activities for information retrieval, independent online study, and working on and presenting a learning assignment with a partner.
PHARMACOTHERAPY: Independent online study, workshop activities (Teams), preclinical training at the school in small groups.
RDI and work-related cooperation
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: no
PHARMACOTHERAPY: no
Timing of exams and assignments
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: All tasks must be submitted by deadline.
PHARMACOTHERAPY: All tasks and exams (pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical calculations 1) must be submitted by deadline.
International cooperation
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: no
PHARMACOTHERAPY: no
Student workload
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: 2,0 ect = 54 h student work
PHARMACOTHERAPY: 3,0 ect = 81 h student work
Course part description
PHARMACOTHERAPY: You can implement medical treatment safely.
Further information
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: sari.engelhardt@xamk.fi
PHARMACOTHERAPY: satu.untolahti@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
EVIDENCE BASED NURSING: T1-K5
PHARMACOTHERAPY: T1-K5