NU 220/220L Pharmacology & Nursing Implications
This course introduces students to basic concepts of pharmacology used to promote, support, and restore the health and well-being of individuals. Course content focuses on the pharmacodynamics and the pharmacotherapeutics of a broad range of drugs and their biophysiologic and cultural implications for health and illness. Critical thinking with the application of the nursing process is applied in the assessment of patient responses to medications. Nursing implications of various drug groups, therapeutic interventions, and related evaluations are discussed. Throughout the course, issues of legal, ethical, and professional accountability are addressed as they relate to the safe administration of medications. Laboratory practice focuses on the development of medication administration practices and supporting documentation.
A prerequisite to NU 210, NU 215, and NU 310
Prerequisite
BI 126/127 Nursing Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab,
BI 128/129 Nursing Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab,
CH 117/119 General Organic & Biochemistry:An Overview with Lab, and
MA 105 Mathematical Applications for Health Sciences