Nursing 300

I.    Course Title: Pharmacology

II.    Course Prefix/Number: NURS 300

III.    Credit Hours: 3 credits

IV.    Prerequisites: None
    
V.    Course Description

Students are provided with a foundation in basic pharmacological principles. Students focus on how the knowledge base and nursing process are applied to safely administer and monitor the effects of drugs in patient care across the lifespan.  

VI.    Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

  1. Analyze the role of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in patient response to drug therapy.
  2. Identify mechanisms of action, indications, cautions, contraindications, dosage, route of administration, adverse effects, toxic effects, and drug interactions for the major drug classifications for safe administration.
  3. Implement components of the assessment process for patients receiving drugs, including collection and analysis of subjective and objective data.
  4. Formulate goals and outcome criteria for patients receiving drugs.
  5. Distinguish among the various cultural, genetic, age-related, gender, and racial or ethnic factors that may influence an individual’s response to drugs.
  6. Discuss appropriate teaching and learning strategies used in patient education for the safe and efficient administration of drugs, considering the patient’s cultural and ethnic background.

VII.    Date of Syllabus Approval:  2-12-10