Course Description

NUR 120 PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to basic concepts of pharmacology used to promote, support, and restore the health status of individuals. Course content will focus on the pharmacodynamics and the pharmacotherapeutics of a broad range of drugs and their biologic, psychosocial, and cultural role in health and illness. Critical thinking with the application of the nursing process will be stressed in the assessment of patient responses, discussion of nursing implications of various drug groups, therapeutic interventions, and related evaluations. Throughout the course, issues of legal, ethical, and professional accountability will be addressed as they pertain to the safe administration of medications. Laboratory practice will focus on the development of medication administration and supporting documentation. 3 credit hours (2.5 hours theory, 0.5 hours Lab) Prerequisite: Take BI-126 BI-127 BI-128 BI-129 BI-161 BI-162;ý& FYWS-125 MA-105 PS-110;
Offered: Fall Semester All Years