2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

NSG 210 - Pharmacology and Nursing Practice


Description: Overview of pharmacological concepts and their relationship to nursing practice. Survey of selected drug classifications including drug actions, effects in maintaining or restoring homeostasis, side effects, adverse reactions, and application of critical thinking, including the nursing process, in the administration of medication and client teaching. Basic knowledge of chemistry, physiology and nursing recommended.

Prerequisites: NSG 131

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
1. Principles of pharmacology
a. Clinical pharmacy
b. Drug families
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacodynamics
e. Age specific considerations
2. Nursing considerations
a. Nurse-client relationships
b. Legal/ethical considerations
c. Applying the nursing process to drug therapy
d. Managing delivery of prescribed dosages
3. Selected drug families
a. CNS drugs
b. Cardiac related drugs
c. Antimicrobial drugs
d. Anti-inflammatory drugs
e. Endocrine drugs
f. Digestive drugs
g. Analgesic drugs
h. Enteral and parenteral support drugs
Learning Outcomes:
  1. Explain characteristics of selected drug families including direct and adverse actions, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, interactions and implications for patient monitoring and teaching.
  2. Calculate appropriate dosages for delivery of prescribed medications in metric, apothecary and household measures in a variety of routes across the lifespan.
  3. Apply principles of priority setting and administering medications to individuals and groups of clients.
  4. Describe current legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse in drug therapy.