Nursing Pharmacological Concepts and Medication Calculations II

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This course provides the nursing student additional pharmacological concepts including mathematical dosage calculations utilized for medication administration to patients across the lifespan. Applications of the following pharmacology principles will be included: pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug classification, safety, potential adverse medication reactions, drug toxicity, terminology, and abbreviations needed to interpret medication orders. There is an emphasis of nursing judgment used in drug therapy including appropriate medication administration, safety considerations, patient education, and developmental considerations. Pharmacotherapeutic selection for common acute and chronic health problems across several body systems. Mathematical skills included in this course are drug measure systems and arithmetic necessary for clinical calculations for oral, topical, and parenteral routes of medication administration. This course is intended to be taken in the third semester of the Nursing program.