SYKP1300B Pharmacology and Administration of Medicine Course description

This course introduces students to basic pharmacology, drug administration and drug calculation. They will learn about the connection between drug administration and patient safety and about the accuracy requirements that apply to working with drugs. This is an introductory course in pharmacology and drug administration, and the theme will be continued in the second and third years of study.

Admission to the programme.

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

Knowledge

The student is capable of

• describing different types of medication, administration methods, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• describing interactions and side effects of the use of selected drugs
• describing different reasons for variations in the response to drugs
• describing generic drug substitution and applying the Norwegian Medicines Agency's substitution list or local substitution list
• describing the procedure for handling drugs from the drug is prescribed until the patient has taken it or it has been disposed of
• referring to relevant legislation and regulations for the use of drugs, including guidelines for documentation, handling of non-conformities and disposal
• giving an account of the risk of addiction and abuse of drugs

Skills

The student is capable of

• carrying out independent and faultless calculations of drug dosages, quantities and strengths using different methods of administration
• assessing and checking their own and other people’s calculations
• using reference works such as Felleskatalogen and Legemiddelhåndboka

Competence

The student is capable of

• planning and carrying out responsible drug administration and quality assuring the individual patient’s use of drugs

Self-study, lectures, work on assignments in groups at worskshop.;Practical assignments in digitale platforms. Simulation in drug calculations and drug administration at the SF-unit.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• participation at workshops and calculation groups, compulsory attendance of 80 %
• simulation in drug administrations, take place in SF-unit, one day
• reflection assignment based on the simulation with a scope of 1,000 words (+/- 10%).
• multiple choice assignment, qualifying arithmetic problems (100% correct) in the form of multiple choice questions within a set time before the exam.;

In this course, the student will learn about nursing for patients with chronic diseases, loss of function after injury or disease, intellectual disabilities and other complex diseases. The students will encounter patients in their own homes or in residential care homes. They will gain experience of communicating and interacting with patients and next-of-kin. Challenges related to key patient phenomena, functional impairment, mastery, dignity and user participation will be central aspects of the course. Different perspectives on nursing in a care and rehabilitation context are analysed with the home as the arena, at the intersection between paternalism and autonomy, as well as different cultural values. Interprofessional and intersectoral cooperation and service development and innovation are also included in the course. You will complete 7 weeks of practical training in this course.

To start this course you must have passed:

• Passed the first year of study.
• SYKP/SYKP2100 Person Centered Care, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA21 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 15 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA30 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 2, 10 credits.

or equivalent.*

* For year group 2022 at OsloMet, the equivalent is:

• Passed the first year of study.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA20 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 credits.
• SYKP/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits.
• SYKP/SYKK2000 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 5 credits.
• SYKK/SYKPPRA30 Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 2, 10 credits.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can discuss the nurse's role in health promotion work, everyday (re)habilitation activities for people living at home in different age groups
• can explain person-centered nursing of children with lasting health challenges and their families
• can discuss health counselling at the individual, group, and social level

Skills

The student

• can adapt and integrate theoretical and practical knowledge of the nurse's rehabilitating and health promoting function to promote the best possible functional level, well-being and quality of life for the individual, in cooperation with other health professions
• can identify persons with a high risk of functional impairment early enough to implement measures
• can interact interprofessionally and across sectors through coordinated, comprehensive, and cohesive service offerings that ensure excellent person-centered health services
• can plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing measures that ensure the safe transfer of patients between units and levels of the municipal health service and which contribute to health promotion for patients living at home
• can provide nursing care for patients in the palliative phase and follow up next-of-kin and those left behind
• can administer and monitor medication treatments for individuals living at home in a responsible manner
• can manage and structure their own working day, in order to achieve independence in their role as a nurse

General competence

The student

• can critically reflect on how information, communication and welfare technology can strengthen the municipality’s services
• can use technology and digital solutions to support patients’ and next-of-kin's resources, mastering possibilities and participation
• can explore what a lack of activity and unmet psychosocial needs can lead to over time, and discussing how new measures can strengthen the traditional services provided
• can discuss his/her own professional role in an interprofessional context and initiating and contributing to interprofessional and intersectoral cooperation
• can communicate and share experiences related to central subject matter such as theories, nursing problems, and solutions, both in writing and orally
• can identify and reflect on ethical dilemma and perspectives when nursing is carried out in private homes
• can critically reflect and engage in new thinking and innovation processes through project work and taking the initiative to quality improvement and implementation of new work methods
• can critically discuss cultural sensitivity and reflecting on the significance of cultural understanding in nursing practice, quality, and patient safety in the patients' homes

Practical training: over seven weeks in the municipal health service, home-based services. Includes self-study, lectures, simulation, flipped classroom, digital learning resources and seminars.

Practical training has requirements for attendance 90 %. The student fills in a self-presentation for the start of the practice and self-assessment for the mid- and final assessment. Other compulsory activities included in the assessment of practical training are:

• Simulation palliation in home-based services - 2 days.
• Innovation and service development, participation in workshops related to innovation and innovation processes - 2 days.
• Group assignment (3-5 students) - based on learning outcomes in the course, the group formulates an issue related to nursing in private homes or in care homes. Creates a project description for the mid-term evaluation. Scope 1000 words (+/- 10 %). Based on the project description, the group creates a poster that is presented at a seminar before the final assessment.