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Apr 29, 2024
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PNP 1342 - Pharmacology I 2 Credits
This course is designed to give the student the fundamentals of pharmacology. Math concepts include the various systems of measurements used in nursing and conversion between systems, common abbreviations, calculation of drug dosages and specific drug formulas, and using information obtained from drug labels and from physician’s orders. This course presents an introduction to pharmacology, drug names, standards, references, principles of drug action, and interactions. The nursing process and patient education in relation to pharmacology is presented. Medication administration includes safety, systems of administration and routes of administration, including intravenous administration. The course will be completed with classifications of medicine. Integrated campus lab is scheduled.
Prerequisite: PNP 1225 Anatomy And Physiology or BIOL 2224 Anatomy & Physiology I* and BIOL 2234 Anatomy & Physiology II*
Corequisite: PNP 1364 Clinical And Clinical Research I and PNP 1410 Fundamentals of Nursing
Typically Offered: Fall
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