Study Guide

Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student:
- knows the main laws, regulations, instructions and ethical principles governing medical treatment
- knows the responsibilities and duties of a nurse in the implementation of safe pharmacological treatment
- knows basic concepts of pharmacological treatment, administration routes and pharmaceutical forms
- knows pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medication administered through different routes
- knows factors affecting the drug response, adverse reactions and drug interactions
- identifies the mechanisms of action of the most common medicinal substances
- names the main stages of the pharmacological treatment process
- knows how to use electronic databases of pharmacological treatment
- learns how to implement safe medication administration
- knows the principles of the intravenous fluid and medication administration and is able to implement them under supervision
- is able to dispense medication faultlessly
- is able to administer injections under supervision
- masters accurate drug calculations
- learns the documentation of medical treatment
- knows the national vaccination program and understands the importance of vaccines in health promotion.

Content

Basic concepts of pharmacological treatment, acts, regulations, instructions and ethical principles regulating pharmacological treatment, administration routes and pharmaceutical forms, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, adverse reactions and drug interactions, monitoring drug response, a nurse administering medication, drug calculations, administering injections, vaccination expertice, dispensing of medication, the intravenous fluid therapy and medication, the electronic drug databases (Terveysportti), HaiPro.

Qualifications

None.