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Jul 16, 2024
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PNP 1342 - Pharmacology I2 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.
Prerequisites: PNP 1212 - Legal & Ethical Aspects , PNP 1225 - Anatomy And Physiology . Corequisite: PNP 1351 - Medical Surgical Nursing I , PNP 1307 - Basic Concepts Of Nursing , and PNP 1331 - Gerontological Nursing I , and PNP 1364 - Clinical And Clinical Research I .
Fall Semesters
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