Mar 29, 2024  
TCC Catalog 2014-15 
    
TCC Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NUR2142 Pharmacology II

1 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite(s): NUR1440C  and NUR1520C .
Corequisite(s):   and  .
This is the second of two courses that introduce the study of medications. It is designed to provide the nursing student with a basic background of drug classifications, actions, and dosages; age-related and developmental factors that affect drug metabolism; laboratory considerations; and side effects. This information is critical to safe nursing. The information in this course will be correlated to the body system/condition being presented in the corequisite courses. Subject matter related to reduction of errors in medication administration is also presented. Students will demonstrate safe techniques of medication administration in the skills laboratory during   and   before administering medications in the clinical area. Lecture: 15 hours. Does not count toward A.A. degree.