NURS 3124 - APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

This course prepares students to integrate pharmacologic principles into the care of patients and to administer drugs with consideration to safety, lifespan, cultural, legal and ethical implications. Drugs affecting cardiac, renal, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and central/autonomic nervous systems, as well as anti-infective, anti-inflammatory and chemotherapeutic agents are presented. Relevant nursing interventions, including patient education, are emphasized.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NURS 3003 Health Assessment;

NURS 300L Health Assessment Clinical;

NURS 3102 Professional Nursing Skills;

NURS 3104 Foundations of Nursing;

NURS 310L Foundations of Nursing Clinical

NURS 3223 Essentials of Pathophysiology

Co-requisites: NURS 3144 Medical-Surgical Nursing I

NURS 314L Medical-Surgical Nursing I Clinical

NURS 3133 Psychiatric Nursing

NURS 313L Psychiatric Nursing Clinical

Credits: 4