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SKOMP2110 Drug calculations Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Legemiddelregning
Study programme
Kompletterende utdanning for sykepleiere med utdanning fra land utenfor EU/EØS
Weight
1.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

The purpose of the course is to teach the students the knowledge and skills necessary to perform correct drug calculations.

Credits based on the national curriculum are:

  • Main topic 3 - 1 credit

Required preliminary courses

Admission to the programme.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:

Knowledge: The student has knowledge of

  • the key concepts in drug calculations
  • the role of drug calculations as part of drug administration and how it is regulated by acts and regulations

 

Skills: The student masters drug calculations in that he/she is capable of

  • using international standards and unitary systems in drug calculations
  • calculating dosages, concentrations and amounts
  • calculating injection and infusion rates (dr/min and ml/hr)
  • calculating timing of dose distribution over a specified time interval, within a specified period
  • calculating ordinary doses in ml or drops per time unit (0.125 mg/ml or 0.15ml/kg/min)
  • calculating prescribed doses in relation to body weight (in kg or body surface in m2)
  • calculating the dilution of drugs in liquid form or the dilution of drugs added to solutions for injection/infusion
  • assessing and controlling their own and other people¿s calculations

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching, supervision and various student-active work forms.

Course requirements

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Passed qualifying arithmetic problems (100% correct) in the form of multiple choice questions within a set time before the exam.

If the coursework is not approved after the third attempt, the student will be withdrawn from the exam. The same number of attempts will be given for coursework requirements at later exams.

If a student takes more than one academic year to take the exam after the required coursework is approved, the student may be required to repeat previously approved compulsory coursework before being allowed to take the exam in the course.

Assessment

Supervised individual written exam, 3 hours. Students have three attempts at the exam. If the student does not pass the exam on the third attempt, he/she can apply for a fourth and final attempt. The exam is normally held four times in the course of the academic year.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Calculator handed out by the university.

Grading scale

Pass-fail. To pass the exam, the student must submit a faultless exam paper.

Examiners

One internal examiner.

Overlapping courses

SKOMP2110, SYBA2110, SYBAS2110 and SPHLEG overlap 100%.