8820 heyst - Drug dosage calculation
Course information
- Title
- Drug dosage calculation
- Course number
- 8820.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 1.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Deildin fyri Heilsu- og Sjúkrarøktarvísindi
- Educations
- BSC in Nursing
- Prerequisites
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in Faroese. Instructional materials are mainly in Danish, as well as in English and other Scandinavian languages. Lectures, group work, discussions etc. are in Faroese.
- Registration
- Students on the fourth semester of Bachelor of Science in Nursing are automatically enrolled.
- Beginning date
- Monday, August 19, 2024
- End date
- Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- For students to demonstrate an understanding of and skills in medication dosage
- Learning outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the module can demonstrate the ability to: • Calculate the dose, volume and strength of medication
- Content
- Content of the course: • Basic calculation methods • Dose, volume and strength • Calculation exercise
- Learning and teaching approaches
- The learning and teaching alternates between lectures, dialogue, group work, exercises and self-study
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Written 3-hour exam. Restricted study aids permitted – see examination requirements
- Examination (internal/external)
- Internal
- Grading scale
- Passed/Failed
- Exam date/dates
- The written exam is set for the 22nd of August, 2024
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Monday, August 19, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Sonja Nielsen
- Teachers
- Sára Skylv Reinert, Sunrit Niklasdóttir