Medication Treatment and Medication Calculations 1

Medication treatment

• legislation regulating medication treatment
• safe medication treatment processes and medication treatment plan
• aseptic techniques in medication treatment
• the role, tasks and responsibility of nurses in medication treatment
• forms and routes of medication administration
• pharmaceutical service
• pharmaceutical technology
• basic knowledge of drug allergies and anaphylaxis

Medication calculations

• conversion of units
• calculating percentages
• solid and liquid medicine
• weight based calculations
• (basic) gas calculations

Workshops

• Workshop 1: subcutaneous injection (abdominal region and upper arm)
• Workshop 2: intramuscular (thigh) and ventrogluteal injection
• Workshop 3: dispensing medication

During this course you will learn to

• apply the legislation and information guidance related to medication treatment
• provide safe medication treatment
• administer medication treatment via the enteral and topical routes and as injections
• use different pharmaceutical databases

The course fits for you if you want to learn basics of medication treatment and medication calculations.

After course you know how to do medication treatment and medication calculations.

Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr

Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr

Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr (100% presence)

Group divisions will be discussed during the 1st lecture. Mandatory presence at the orientation.

There is contact teaching at Tikkurila campus.

Below is course timetable. Please note there can be changes.

• 05.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 13.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 18.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 19.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 19.11.2024 12:30 – 15:45
• 26.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 27.11.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 27.11.2024 12:30 – 15:45
• 02.12.2024 10:00 – 11:30
• 03.12.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 03.12.2024 12:30 – 15:45
• 10.12.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 10.12.2024 12:30 – 15:45
• 11.12.2024 10:00 – 11:30
• 18.12.2024 08:30 – 11:45
• 18.12.2024 12:30 – 14:00

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.” (Laurea degree regulations) In the case of online studies the lecturer can also specify some other way than participation on an online meeting what is required from the student so that he/she verifies his/her attendance on the study unit (Decision by the vice president, education 7/2019).

This is a four credit course that means 108 hours of student’s work.

Part 1. Medication treatment theory 3cr = 81 hours of student’s work

Part 2. Medication calculations 0,5 cr = 13,5 hours of student’s work

Part 3. Workshops 0,5cr = 13,5 hours of student’s work

• Boyd Claire, 2013: Medicine Management Skills for Nurses : Student Survival Skills. (e-book, available via Laurea library)
• Huang S-M, Lertora J J L, Atkinson A J, Markey S P & Atkinson A J. 2012. Principles of Clinical Pharmacology. Academic Press. Laurea e-license
• Gatford, J. D. & Phillips, N. 2016. Nursing calculations. Elsevier, Sidney.
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM). Pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical service.
• Fimea.fi
• Kozier et. al. 2012: Fundamentals of nursing
• Materials from Canvas

This course will evaluate on scale pass-fail.

Medication treatment theory, exam numeric grade 1-5

Medication calculations, exam Approved/Failed

Workshops, Approved/Failed

Familiarise yourself with to cancellation conditions and cancellation of enrolment.