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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 212 - Pharmacology for Nursing 3 hours

This course is designed to provide the nursing student with a sound basis for the clinical application of pharmacology. The basics of core drug knowledge, including pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, with patient-related variables affecting pharmacotherapy are presented. Emphasis is placed on learning drug classification by categories affecting various body systems and disease states. Legal aspects of drug administration, including nursing safeguards, are included. Students who have had a previous Pharmacology course for nurses may apply for a course waiver.  If the student has not had a previous Pharmacology course, with faculty approval, the student may complete the test-out process, take this course in-seat, or take the course online. Prerequisites: Admission to either the Associate or the Bachelor Level Nursing program; NURS 210  (ASN); NURS 208  (BSN);  or non-nursing degree students: CHEM 109   or CHEM 110 , BIOL 110  and BIOL 110L  .