NURS 106 — Basic Pharmacology for Nursing (3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
Provides an introduction to drug therapy and the RN's role. Emphasizes basic pharmacology principles, drug classifications and actions, methods of safe administration, legal considerations, appropriate patient education, and evaluation of patient responses/needs across the lifespan. Nursing process is used to determine appropriate pharmacologic intervention. PREREQ: NURS 100 and NURS 103 (with a minimum grade of C or equivalent); BIOL 227 , BIOL 227L , ENGL 101 , and PSYC 101 . PRE/COREQ: NURS 104 and NURS 105 . (3 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 3 credits)