Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics 1 (NURS 1160)
This course introduces the study of pharmacology with an overview of important concepts and principles of pharmacotherapeutics. Emphasis will be given to the nurse's role in the safe administration of pharmacologic agents including ethical and legal considerations of drug administration. Students begin to apply pharmacological knowledge to selected pathophysiological states using critical thinking and the nursing process.
Course code: NURS 1160
Credits: 1.5
Tuition: $0
Length: 22.5 hours
Course outline:
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Corequisites
NURS 1161, NURS 1162, NURS 1163, NURS 1164. No schedule is currently available. Please check again later.
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Additional Information
- - Introduction to basic concepts of pharmacology
- Nursing process in pharmacology
- Drug regulation and legislation
- Drug classes and schedules
- Pharmacologic principles
- Effects of drugs on body systems
- Selected Drug classifications related to clinical context.
- BCCNM practice standards, competencies, and code of ethics for drug administration.
- Principles of safe medication administration
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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