Course Description
31-543-303 NURSING PHARMACOLOGY ...this course introduces the principles of pharmacology, including drug classifications and their effects on the body. Emphasis is on the use of the components of the nursing process when administering medications. (Prerequisites: Accepted into Practical Nursing Program; Corequisites: 31-543-301, Nursing Fundamentals; 10-809-188, Developmental Psych; 31-806-312, Anatomy/Structure-Function)
Course Typically Offered
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Credit for Prior Learning
What will I learn?
- Apply basic pharmacology principles to medication management
- Examine legal, ethical, social, and cultural issues related to medication administration
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of antimicrobial drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of autonomic nervous system drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of respiratory system drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of cardiovascular and renal systems drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of gastrointestinal system drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of central nervous system drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of endocrine system drugs
- Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of analgesic and musculoskeletal system drugs
Class list
2 classes found
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Class Number: NURSING 31543303-2 - Nursing Pharmacology
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Class Number: NURSING 31543303-3 - Nursing Pharmacology