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Pharmacology –
hcs260
(3 credits)
This course examines the pharmacodynamics of major drug classes and methods of calculating dosages. A review of safe administration of medication is provided. Emphasis is placed on nursing assessment and the management of therapeutics, particularly the toxic effects of pharmacotherapeutic interventions.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Medications Related to the Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Systems
- Differentiate the classes of gastrointestinal and endocrine drugs by prototype.
- Describe appropriate educational information—for patients and families—on gastrointestinal and endocrine drugs.
- Describe nursing interventions to enhance the therapeutic effects and decrease adverse effects for drugs that affect the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems.
- Identify patient variables relevant to drugs that affect gastrointestinal and endocrine systems.
- Identify core drug knowledge for drugs that affect gastrointestinal and endocrine systems.
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Medications Related to Immunity, Inflammation, & Infection
- Identify core drug knowledge for drugs that affect the immune system, inflammation, and infection.
- Describe appropriate educational information—for patients and families—on drugs that affect the immune system, the inflammatory response, and antimicrobial drugs.
- Describe nursing interventions to enhance the therapeutic effects and decrease adverse effects for drugs that affect the immune system, inflammation, and infection.
- Identify patient variables relevant to drugs that affect the immune system, inflammation, and infection.
- Differentiate the classes of drugs that affect the immune system, inflammation, and infection by prototype.
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Medications Related to the Nervous System
- Describe appropriate educational information—for patients and families—about nervous system drugs.
- Describe nursing interventions to enhance the therapeutic effects and decrease adverse effects for drugs that affect the nervous system.
- Identify patient variables relevant to drugs that affect the nervous system.
- Differentiate the classes of nervous system drugs by prototype.
- Identify core drug knowledge for drugs that affect the nervous system.
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Medications Related to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
- Describe appropriate educational information—for patients and families—on cardiovascular and respiratory drugs.
- Describe nursing interventions to enhance the therapeutic effects and to decrease adverse effects for drugs that affect the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
- Identify patient variables relevant to drugs that affect cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
- Differentiate the classes of cardiovascular and respiratory drugs by prototype.
- Identify core drug knowledge for drugs that affect cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
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Medication Administration and Calculations
- Calculate dosages for oral and parenteral medications.
- Calculate IV drip flow rates.
- Differentiate peripheral from central IV lines (include midline and PICC line).
- Describe the principles of safe medication administration, including the rights of medication administration.
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Core Drug Knowledge
- Define and give examples of the principles of core drug knowledge.
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Legal Aspects of Pharmacology
- Compare and contrast students' workplace practices as related to drug administration.
- Describe the impact of legislation on medication administration.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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