Evidence-based clinical elder care, pharmacotherapy and drug calculations (VHO01+LÄÄ03MK26HKI)
- Type of studies
- Open University of Applied Sciences
- Campuses
- Helsinki
- Location
- Helsinki
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 19.2.2026—13.4.2026
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
VHO01MK26HKI-SH Evidence-based clinical elder care
Sisältö
– central diseases of the elderly
– memory disorders and treating people with memory disorders
– nutrition and the ability to function of the elderly and assessing their resources
– inclusion of and support for the elderly and their immediate circle
– service needs assessment and gerontechnology
– evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
– memory disorders and treating people with memory disorders
– nutrition and the ability to function of the elderly and assessing their resources
– inclusion of and support for the elderly and their immediate circle
– service needs assessment and gerontechnology
– evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
Learning outcomes
Students
– understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
– know how to assess the nutritional state and need for treatment of an aging person and its significance in rehabilitation and preventing the weakening of the ability to function
– know how to support and guide older persons with memory disorders and their immediate circle in coping in the daily life despite the disorder and weakened ability to function
– know how to assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and instruct the use of existing services
– know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care
– understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
– know how to assess the nutritional state and need for treatment of an aging person and its significance in rehabilitation and preventing the weakening of the ability to function
– know how to support and guide older persons with memory disorders and their immediate circle in coping in the daily life despite the disorder and weakened ability to function
– know how to assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and instruct the use of existing services
– know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care
Grading scale
0-5
LÄÄ03MK26HKI-SH Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations in elder care
Sisältö
– patient safety
– characteristics of pharmacotherapy
– drug and medication safety
– the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
– therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
– self-medication
– pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
– applications of drug mathematics
– characteristics of pharmacotherapy
– drug and medication safety
– the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
– therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
– self-medication
– pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
– applications of drug mathematics
Learning outcomes
Students
– understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elder care
– understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
– know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
– know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
– know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing
– understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elder care
– understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
– know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
– know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
– know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing
Grading scale
0-5