NUR 268B Drug Therapy & Nursing Implications

This one-credit course builds on the knowledge acquired in NUR 268A and continues to focus on nursing management and critical thinking with regard to medication therapy. Topics included in this unit of study are pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, interactions of the drug groups which are applicable to the content provided in NUR 102. 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.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: NUR 268A Drug Therapy and Nursing Implications with a grade of C or better.

Offered

Offered Winter only

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Apply concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Justify situation specific medication use. Calculate medications accurately. Select non-drug complementary measures/nursing interventions to promote therapeutic effects of medications. Identify appropriate nursing interventions/actions to adverse drug effects. Identify appropriate methods for medication administration. Evaluate the effectiveness of medications.