Curricula
Description
| 7S00BR50 | Pharmacology and Medication (7 cr) |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Objectives | The student has knowledge of intensive care as a part of a chain of care. The student demonstrates ability to assess the intensive care needs of a patient and changes in basic vital functions. The student is able to use the monitoring and patient-care equipments in the intensive care unit, give intensive care assistance, meet and assist critically ill patients and their next of kin. The student participates in decision making concerning patient care, justifies his/her suggestions and actions, and implements nursing care recording. The student has knowledge of medicines and their actions. The student demonstrates skills in making a plan of patient transportation to some other health care facility and giving a patient care report to the receiving health care facility. The student familiarizes him/herself with the management and leadership practices of the placement. |
| Content | Medical prescription, the use of them. Pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics. Side-effects and synergistic actions. Basics of toxicology. Intoxications. Medicines for microbes; Heart and blood vessel disease medications; Medications for respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, metabolic and endocrinological diseases, painkillers and paracetamols; Oxygen. Different types of medicine and ways how to take them. Medications recording. Regulations on handling medicines, and principles used in health care centres and hospitals. Medication plan. Medication process. Medication calculations. |
| Recommended optional programme components | If necessary, the student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan. |
| Accomplishment methods | Not applicable |
| Execution methods | Not applicable |
| Materials | Not applicable |
| Literature | Not applicable |
| Evaluation Criteria | Not applicable |
| Evaluation Criteria | |
| Assessment Frameworks | Not applicable |
| Further Information | Passing of the previous medicational dose calculation tests. Teachers in charge Markus Karttunen Oulu ja Merja Jylkkä Oulainen |
| Responsible persons | Not applicable |
| Links | Not applicable |
Implementations
No implementations.
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