I. Course Title: Pharmacology
II. Course Prefix/Number: NURS 300
III. Credit Hours: 3 credits
IV. Prerequisites: None
V. Course Description
Students are provided with a foundation in basic pharmacological principles. Students
focus on how the knowledge base and nursing process are applied to safely administer
and monitor the effects of drugs in patient care across the lifespan.
VI. Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Analyze the role of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in patient
response to drug therapy.
- Identify mechanisms of action, indications, cautions, contraindications, dosage, route
of administration, adverse effects, toxic effects, and drug interactions for the major
drug classifications for safe administration.
- Implement components of the assessment process for patients receiving drugs, including
collection and analysis of subjective and objective data.
- Formulate goals and outcome criteria for patients receiving drugs.
- Distinguish among the various cultural, genetic, age-related, gender, and racial or
ethnic factors that may influence an individual’s response to drugs.
- Discuss appropriate teaching and learning strategies used in patient education for
the safe and efficient administration of drugs, considering the patient’s cultural
and ethnic background.
VII. Date of Syllabus Approval: 2-12-10