NUR 268D Drug Therapy & Nursing Implications
Builds on the knowledge acquired in NUR 268C and continues to focus on nursing management, critical thinking, and safety with regard to medication therapy. Includes the topics of: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, specific drug therapies, interactions of the drug groups which are applicable to the content provided in NUR 201A. Uses drug lists for each major category of drugs to direct learning for drug action, safe dosage, side effects, drug interactions, adverse reactions and nursing implications.
Prerequisite
NUR 268C Drug Therapy and Nursing Implications with a grade of C or better.
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Management of Care: Practice in a manner consistent with the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Safety and Infection Control: Follow procedures for handling biohazardous materials. Health Promotion and Maintenance:Assess the impact of change on family dynamics and medication management. Psychosocial Integrity: Assess client's and family's ability to cope with end-of-life issues and the medications involved. Basic Care and Comfort: Assess the client's need for palliative care/symptom management or non-curative treatments. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: Identify actual and potential incompatibilities of prescribed medications. Reduction of Risk Potential: Perform appropriate focused assessments prior to medication administration. Physiological Adaptation: Apply knowledge of pathophysiology when caring for a client with a medical emergency receiving supportive medication therapies. Professional Engagement: Participate in reflective practice.