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Apr 18, 2024
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NU 2820 - Pharmacology II3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This course is the second in a two-part series on the effects of drugs on physiological systems. The course focus is on critical thinking in the application of pharmacological knowledge to nursing practice. Students identify nursing implications necessary to administer medications and monitor the pharmacological response of medication to clients across the life span. Students demonstrate and apply medication administration principles in lab and simulation activities. Drugs affecting the respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system, central nervous system, women’s and men’s health, bone and joint disorders, and antimicrobials are discussed. (prereq: NU 2810 ) (coreq: NU 2520 , NU 391 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of antimicrobial drugs, and be able to identify drugs from each class along with their mechanisms of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of respiratory tract drugs, and be able to identify drugs from each class along with their mechanisms of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of endocrine pharmacology and be able to identify drugs from each class and their mechanisms of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of drugs affecting women’s health and be able identify drugs from each class and their mechanism of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of drugs affecting men’s health and be able identify drugs from each class and their mechanism of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of central nervous system pharmacology (neurologic, anesthetic, and psychotherapeutic agents) and be able to identify drugs from each class along with their mechanisms of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of drugs for bone and joint disorders and be able to identify drugs from each class and their mechanism of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Understand the basic principles of gastrointestinal pharmacology and be able to identify drugs from each class and their mechanism of action (Level 2, Nursing Care)
- Apply the nursing process to medication management including demonstration of safe medication administration and evaluation of client responses to pharmacological intervention (Level 2, Nursing Care, Communication, Professional Role, and Critical Thinking)
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Chemotherapy of infectious agents
- Gastrointestinal tract drugs
- Endocrine drugs
- Diabetes management drugs
- Neurodegenerative drugs
- Anesthetic and pain management
- Neurologic drugs
- Drug abuse treatment drugs
- Psychiatric drugs
- Respiratory tracts drugs
- Bone and joint disorder drugs
- Women’s health drugs
- Men’s health drugs
Laboratory Topics
- Oral medication administration
- Injectable and transdermal medication administration
- Eye and ear medication administration
- Individual student practice of medication administration
- Blood sugar monitoring and insulin administration
- Pain management and nursing process
- Anticoagulant therapy management
- Metered dose inhaler and respiratory management
Coordinator
Dr. Jane Paige
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