Description
Prerequisites: NUR 103-Fundamentals of Nursing "C" or Better, NUR 105-Role Development 1 "C" or Better, NUR 110-Pharmacology 1 "C" or Better and SCI 202-Anatomy & Physiology II.
Corequisites: NUR 200-Medical-Surgical Nursing, NUR 201-BioBehavioral Health Across the Lifespan, and SCI 204-Microbiology.
Students will continue to expand upon the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care provided while preparing and administering medications to patients across the life span. Students will continue to identify medications that are administered for the promotion and maintenance of health including specialized populations. Common topics that will be discussed will include names of medications (Generic and Brand), classification of drugs, indications for use, contraindications for use, therapeutic doses, adverse effects and nursing implications.