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TCC Catalog 2012-13 
    
TCC Catalog 2012-13 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NUR2142 Pharmacology II

1 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite(s): satisfactory completion of BSC2085 , BSC2085L , BSC2086 , BSC2086L , PSY2012 , DEP2004 , HUN1201 , ENC1101 , college math (select one of the following: MGF1106 , MGF1107 , MAC1105  or STA2023 ), NUR1020 , NUR1020L , NUR1022L , NUR1141 , NUR1213 , NUR1213L , NUR1214L , NUR1440 , NUR1440L , NUR1441L , NUR1520 , NUR1520L 
Corequisite(s): NUR2260 , NUR2260L , NUR2266L , NUR2241 , NUR2241L , NUR2244L .
This is the second of two courses that provide the nursing student with a basic background on 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 NUR2260  and NUR2241 . 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 NUR2260L  and NUR2241L  labs before administering medications in the clinical area. Lecture: 15 hours.