NUR 105 — Pharmacology for the Practical Nurse
This course will provide Practical Nurse students with knowledge ofthe basic principles of pharmacology. This will cover mechanisms ofsafe client administration following client rights, routes andregulations. Math concepts necessary for dosage calculations will betaught. Additional items will include medication classifications,mechanisms of drug actions, key adverse effects, drug interactions,and client safety. Substance abuse and drug diversion will beaddressed. Students will learn and practice the skills needed todocument and safely administer oral, intra-dermal, intramuscular,subcutaneous, intravenous, and other non-oral routes foradministration of medications. There is no clinical component toNUR105. Prerequisites: NUR101, NUR106 and ALH 124 Corequisites:NUR 107, NUR 109 and BIO 211
Prerequisites: NUR101, NUR106, ALH 124