2022-2023 Course Catalog

PN 125 Pharmacology for Practical Nursing

is designed to provide practical nursing students an introduction to the principles of pharmacology with emphasis on safe and effective drug administration. Emphasizes drug classes, rationale for use, dosage, therapeutic, adverse and side effects, integration of legal, ethical, other social factors and nursing implications. The nursing process is applied to drug therapy. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; areas of concentration include practical nursing (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 3.0).

Credits

3.0

Prerequisite

admission to the Practical Nursing program. Completion of PSYCH 145 and completion of or concurrent enrollment in PN 115, PN 118, PN 120, and BIOL 201

Division and Department

Health Professions / Practical Nursing