Pharmacology (5cr)
Code: SN00CD22-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.08.2025 - 22.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 25.08.2025 - 31.12.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- School of Health and Social Studies
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
- Teachers
- Sirpa Sandelin
- Teacher in charge
- Sirpa Sandelin
- Groups
-
SNS24SG1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
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SNS24SG2Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
- Course
- SN00CD22
Materials
Lecture material and assignments in Moodle
Saano, S. & Taam-Ukkonen, M. 2020. Lääkehoidon käsikirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro Oy. (ISBN: 9789526356181)
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Course exam.
Other assignments affecting the assessment will be agreed at the beginning of the course.
Student workload
Part A: 54 hours, of which contact teaching 8 x 2 h
Part B: 54 hours, of which contact teaching 8 x 2 h
Part C: 27 hours, of which contact teaching 5 x 2 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Sufficient 1
You can name the stages and modes of action of medicinal substances in the body.
You know the most common drug groups by name and their uses and mechanisms of action.
You can name the most common adverse and synergistic effects of medicinal substances.
Satisfactory 2
You can explain the stages and modes of action of medicinal substances in the body.
You know the most common drug groups by name and their uses and mechanisms of action.
You can name the most common adverse and synergistic effects of medicinal substances.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good 3
You understand the stages and modes of action of medicinal substances in the body.
You know the purposes and mechanisms of the most commonly used drug groups.
You can name the most common adverse and synergistic effects of medicinal substances.
Very good 4
You understand the phases and modes of action of drugs in the body.
You are familiar with the uses and mechanisms of action of the most commonly used drug groups.
You are able to explain the most common adverse effects and interactions of drugs and their significance in the implementation of pharmacotherapy for patients.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent 5
You understand the stages and modes of medicinal substances in the body.
You know the purposes and mechanisms of the most commonly used drug groups.
You can explain the most common adverse and synergistic effects of medicinal substances and their importance in the implementation of the patient's medical treatment.
You can apply your knowledge of pharmacology in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's medical treatment.
Content scheduling
The course is divided into three parts A, B and C.
Part A 2 credits at the same time as Medical Nursing studies.
Part B 2 credits at the same time as Mental health nursing.
Part C 1 credit at the same time as Acute and Perioperative nursing.
Exam schedules
First examination in connection with the course. (Paper exam).
Re-exams in the Examstudio at a time to be separately announced.
Teaching language
en
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching, e-learning, learning tasks.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Qualifications
You master the basics of medical treatment, drug calculation, nursing, and anatomy and physiology.
Content
Basics of pharmacokinetics and dynamics, drug interactions, key groups of drugs used in long-term and acute treatment, their mechanisms of action and the most common side effects, special features of children's medication.
Objective
In this course you will learn the basics of pharmacology and the most commonly used groups of medicine.
You master the basics of pharmacology when planning, implementing and evaluating a client's / patient's pharmacological treatment.
You compare multidisciplinary information to support clinical decision-making and make evidence-based conclusions.
Execution methods
Classroom teaching