NRSG 1120 Pharmacology I

1 (1 lecture hour) 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 alteration in health of a more complex nature.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to meet the eight (8) core competencies related to safe pharmacological management for adults with alterations in health that are primarily chronic in nature, as evidenced by:

Professional Behavior:  Demonstrate ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks of nursing & the standards of professional nursing practice.
Communication: Demonstrate basic effective communication techniques, including information and technology.
Assessment: Demonstrate ability to collect subjective and objective data to identify actual or potential health alterations.
Clinical Decision Making: Formulate clinical decisions to provide safe and effective evidence-based nursing care.
Caring Interventions: Demonstrate caring interventions that incorporate principles of dignity, diversity, safety & knowledge.
Teaching and Learning: Develop an individualized basic teaching plan to meet the learning needs of patients, families, and/or groups.
Collaboration: Collaborate when planning care.
Managing Care: Use basic principles of managing care.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to nursing program or permission of department.
Corequisite(s): NRSG 1710
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.