NUR 268A Drug Therapy & Nursing Implications
This one-credit course focuses on nursing management and critical thinking regarding medication therapy. Introductory topics are pharmacokinetics, drug interactions and nursing implications. These topics are then applied to the drug groups which are applicable to the content provided in NUR 101. Drug lists for each major category of drugs will be used to direct learning for drug action, safe dosage, side effects, drug interactions, adverse reactions, and nursing implications.
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE)Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Justify situation specific medication use. 2. Calculate medications accurately. 3. Identify non-pharmacological complementary measures/nursing interventions to promote therapeutic effects of medications. 4. Identify nursing interventions/actions appropriate to situation based on early recognition of adverse drug effects. 5. Identify appropriate methods for medication administration using established safety protocols, incorporating patient education, and documentation. 6. Compare and evaluate the effectiveness of medications with baseline data.