NRSG 1120 Pharmacology I

1 Credit Hour(s)

This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are essential for providing safe pharmacological management for adults with chronic alterations in health.

Learning Outcomes:

Uses the nursing process in the assessment, intervention and evaluation of pharmacological therapies on adult clients.
Discusses adaptations needed to safely apply pharmacological interventions in the care of the adult client.
Identifies current evidence-based practice guidelines through the science of informatics in the use of drugs and treatments.
Describes the importance of the inter-professional team members in assisting the client to achieve desired health outcomes.
Describe leadership and management concepts and communication skills related to drug therapies and treatments of the adult client.
Discusses the importance of professional growth activities in determining the legal and ethical boundaries of drug therapies and treatments for the adult client.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to nursing program or permission of department.
Corequisite(s): NRSG 1710 Fundamentals of Nursing
This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.