Pharmacology and Drug Therapy in Nursing

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Credits: 3 45 contact hours Prerequisite: for Generic Program: BSB 141 , BSB 142 and MA 113 Prerequisites for Advanced Placement Option: BSB 141 , BSB 142 , MA 113 , PSY 206 , EN 101 , BSM 131 w/lab, FN 225 . Concurrent enrollment for Generic Program: NU 114 , NU 115 , NU 116 , PSY 206 , EN 101 . Concurrent enrollment for Advanced Placement Option: NU 144 , NU 145 . A course designed to prepare the student for medication administration. Content includes general principles of pharmacology, the nurse’s role in medication administration, classification of drugs, indications for groups of drugs, side and toxic effects, nursing measures, systems of measurement for drugs and calculation of dosages and solutions