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:
Safety administer and evaluate the effectiveness of the pharmaceutical classifications covered in this course. Identifies appropriate health promotion education related in the medications studied. Teach patients to safely take drugs within the pharmaceutical classifications covered in this course. Begin interpreation of medication orders.