Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The aim of the course is to develop essential skills in pharmacotherapy and medical calculations.

After completing the course course, the student
• Shows familiarity with legislation concerning pharmacotherapy.
• Is able to describe the stages of the medication process.
• Understands the requirements of safe medication and their importance in patient safety.
• Is able to implement patients’ medication care safely under supervision.
• Knows reliable databases of pharmacotherapy and is able to use them.
• Is able to complete medical calculations accurately.

Content (course unit)

• Norms guiding pharmacotherapy
• Medication process
• Medication safety
• Forms of medication and routes of administration
• Practice subcutaneous and intramuscular injection
• Planning the implementation of the patient's medication and measuring the medication into patient-specific doses
• Using different medical databases in medication-related decision-making
• Knows the basics of medication guidance
• Medical calculations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• Knows the basics of regulations governing medication treatment.
• Knows the basics of the medication treatment process and is aware of the responsibilities of medication-related tasks in nursing care.
• Is able to act responsibly in the patient's medication treatment.
• Knows the basics of different pharmaceutical forms and methods of administration, and knows how to safely and correctly implement a patient’s medication.
• Is able to inject subcutaneously and intramuscularly safely.
• Is able to search and use information from reliable pharmacotherapy databases.
• Knows the basics of promoting the safety of medication treatment.
• Knows the basics of medication phases and effects in the body.
• Is able to guide the patient in medication under supervision.
• Is able to calculate medication correctly.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student, in addition to a satisfactory level
• Is able to justify his / her actions at different stages of the pharmacotherapy process.
• Is able to plan and implement patient medication guidance.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student, in addition to a good level,
• Is able to apply his / her knowledge at different stages of the pharmacotherapy process.
• Knows the consequences of pharmacotherapy and is able to react to them as required by the situation.
• Is able to guide the patient individually in medication treatment.

Assessment scale

0-5