2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 07, 2025  
2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

LPN 115 - Pharmacology for Practical Nursing I


Description: Introduction of principles of pharmacology as related to the nursing process to explore relationships occurring between anatomy, physiology, disease states, life stages, and medications. Introduction to national standards for safety in pharmacologic therapy. Integrates the competencies related to adult, newborn and pediatric client centered care, professionalism, communication, teamwork, collaboration, safety, quality, informatics, and evidence-based practice.

Prerequisites: Program Admission.

Corequisite: LPN 101 , LPN 105 , and LPN 110 .

Credits: 2
Lecture: 2
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Medication administration
  2. Dosage calculations
  3. Integumentary system
  4. Optic system
  5. Central nervous system
  6. Pain management
  7. Urinary system
  8. Digestive system

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify the principles related to medication administration that includes the client as a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate, safe, and effective medication administration (Client Centered Care). (1-8)
  2. Identify how the practical nurse functions effectively within nursing and inter-collaborative teams when providing pharmacologic interventions for adult clients with uncomplicated to moderately complex medical disorders (Teamwork and Collaboration).  (1-8)
  3. Describe resources used to support safe administration of medications to treat physical, mental, and psychosocial health care needs (Evidence-based Practice). (1-8)
  4. Describe strategies and tools to monitor the outcomes of medication administration for clients with uncomplicated to moderately complex medical disorders to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems (Quality Improvement). (1-8)
  5. Identify strategies to minimize the risk of harm to clients and providers through both individual performance and system effectiveness related to the pharmacologic care of clients (Safety). (1-8)
  6. Describe information technology skills necessary when administrating medications to clients with uncomplicated to moderately complex medical disorders (Informatics). (1-8)