Course: Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions in Paeditric Nursing

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Course title Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions in Paeditric Nursing
Course code FAR/DSB31
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Špičáková Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Urbánek Karel, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Matalová Petra, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
-Adverse drug reaction in nursing -Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting -Medication errors in nursing -Clinically significant drug interactions and their prevention

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course extends and deepens the knowledge obtained in basic Pharmacology course. The course focuses on the issues of drug safety, pharmacovigilance, the most important adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. It also deals with medication errors in nursing. The course focuses on the role of nurses in ensuring the safety of pharmacotherapy.
Students will: -know the types of adverse drug reactions and will be able to recognize them in practice - know the importance of pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions -know the types of medication errors and will be able to avoid them - know clinically significant drug interactions and be able to avoid them
Prerequisites
unspecified
FAR/DSA21

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in all seminars and lectures, seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Langerová, P. Adverse Drug Reactions Causing Hospital Admissions in Childhood: A Prospective, Observational, Single-Centre Study.
  • Langerová, P. Incidence of potential drug interactions in medication prescriptions for children and adolescents in the University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic.
  • McCUISTION, L. E. et al. (2018). Pharmacology. A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach. Elsevier.
  • Štrbová, P. (2013). Lékové chyby v ošetřovatelství. Klin Farmakol Farm.
  • Urbánek, K., Langerová, P. (2013). Specifika farmakoterapie u dětí. In: Mihál V. a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z pediatrie. UP Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Paediatric Nursing (2019) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer