Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the statutory basis of pharmacotherapy and the process of effective, safe, appropriate and economical pharmacotherapy
- justify the planning, implementation and evaluation of pain management, pharmacological care and infusion therapy, parenteral nutrition, and blood transfusion
- explain the methods of medicine administration, forms of medication, and the principles of safe radiotherapy and vaccination
- perform medical dosage calculations, acknowledging their own responsibility for the accuracy of the calculations
- explain the principles of pharmacology, identify different drug ingredients and describe their effects, stages in the human body and their synergetic and adverse effects (2 ECTS)

Implementation and methods of teaching

- Interactive learning, online studying, skills labs.

Timing and attendance

Timetable: weeks 2-14

Exam retakes

Assessment methods and criteria:
Workshop and skills labs: pre-assignments
Medical calculations test
An online exam Pharmacology
You can renew these exams two times

Learning environment

Learning environment: Moodle and Skhole

Contents

- Safe of pharmacotherapy
- Parenteral drug administration
- Blood transfusion, safe radiation therapy and basics of vaccinations
- Medical calculations
- Pharmacology 2 cr

Assessment criteria

Pre-assignments: pass/fail
Medical calculations:
- pass/fail
- you cannot use calculator
An online exams:
- Evaluation scale T1-5 K
- Pharmacology 50%
- Pharmacotherapy 50 %

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- describe the statutory basis of pharmacotherapy and the process of effective, safe, appropriate and economical pharmacotherapy
- describe the planning, implementation and evaluation of pain management, pharmacological care and infusion therapy, parenteral nutrition, and blood transfusion
- explain the methods of medicine administration, forms of medication, and the principles of safe radiotherapy and vaccination
- perform medical dosage calculations, acknowledging their own responsibility for the accuracy of the calculations
- explain the principles of pharmacology, identify different drug ingredients and describe their effects, stages in the human body and their synergetic and adverse effects

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- describe the statutory basis of pharmacotherapy and the process of effective, safe, appropriate and economical pharmacotherapy
- justify the planning, implementation and evaluation of pain management, pharmacological care and infusion therapy, parenteral nutrition, and blood transfusion
- explain the methods of medicine administration, forms of medication, and the principles of safe radiotherapy and vaccination
- perform medical dosage calculations, acknowledging their own responsibility for the accuracy of the calculations
- explain the principles of pharmacology, identify different drug ingredients and describe their effects, stages in the human body and their synergetic and adverse effects

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- describe the statutory basis of pharmacotherapy and the process of effective, safe, appropriate and economical pharmacotherapy
- justify the planning, implementation and evaluation of pain management, pharmacological care and infusion therapy, parenteral nutrition, and blood transfusion
- explain the methods of medicine administration, forms of medication, and the principles of safe radiotherapy and vaccination
- perform medical dosage calculations, acknowledging their own responsibility for the accuracy of the calculations
- explain the principles of pharmacology, identify different drug ingredients and describe their effects, stages in the human body and their synergetic and adverse effects