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Spring Term 2025
12/13/2025 |
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| NUR 210 - Pharmacotherapeutics |
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NUR 210 - Pharmacotherapeutics
This course is the study of clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics for nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on application of nursing process in drug therapy to promote safe, evidence-based patient care and teaching for quality health outcomes. Mechanisms of action, therapeutic effects, adverse effects and therapeutic applications are noted for major classes of drugs with a focus on prototype and commonly used drugs within each class. Variation in response to specific drugs related to genetic influence is addressed, including known effects of specific ethnicities as a factor in drug effectiveness. Dosage calculations are evaluated for competency.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 202 and NUR 205 and BIO 213. Corequisite(s): NUR 201 and NUR 215.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Lab Nursing Department Course Attributes: College 05 - Fee Assess |
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