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Course Description
This is a a complete Pharmacology course, that is self-paced,
distance and Online. This
course combines an interactive study experience using the
convenience of the Internet. We provide full convenient
package option for purchasing the pharmacology
course. This is a self-paced course that introduces learners
with little or no prior biology knowledge to Pharmacology.
Everything you need to complete the class is contained
online with your study materials and exams interactive
practices. This course
offered by Minnay Educational Services meets the
requirements listed in section 2156(b)(2) of the VOCATIONAL
NURSING RULES and REGULATIONS for candidates applying to sit
for the VOCATIONAL NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION based on
equivalency.
Course Outcomes
 This
course introduces information concerning sources, effects,
legalities, and the safe use of medications as therapeutic
agents. Emphasis is placed on nursing responsibility,
accountability, pharmacokinetics, routes of medication
administration, contraindications and side effects regarding
drug therapy. Upon completion, students should be able to
compute dosages, demonstrate competence in the Knowledge of
commonly used drugs and their action, Demonstrate competence
in Preparation of medications, and demonstrate competence in
the Principles of administration.
Class Hours: 54-Hours
Equivalent Credit Hours: 3 Semester Hours
Suitable: LVN Licensure Examination prep students
(also Psychiatric Techs, LPN and RN Students)
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Pharmacology
Objectives
At the conclusion of the Pharmacology Course
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1. Define/recognize common terms and
abbreviations used in pharmacology.
2. Identify the basic pharmacokinetic properties and
pharmacodynamics of medications.
3. Discuss how aging across the lifespan impacts the effects
and administration of medication.
4. Discuss the nurse’s responsibility when implementing drug
therapy.
5. Demonstrate competence in the knowledge of commonly used
drugs and their action.
6. Demonstrate competence in calculation of medications.
7. Recognize/understand the pharmacotherapeutics of and
nursing implications for drugs used in the treatment of
individuals with alterations affecting:
(a) skin and cell integrity;
(b) perception, coordination, and movement;
(c) ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination;
(d) cardiovascular status;
(e) oxygen / carbon dioxide exchange;
(f) fluid and electrolyte balance; and
(g) regulatory function
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Topics Outline
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacology:
Drug Regulation and Approval
Chapter 2: Drug Classes, Schedules, and Categories
Chapter 3: Methods of Drug Administration
Chapter 4: What Happens After a Drug Has Been Administered
Chapter 5: Herbs and Dietary Supplements
Chapter 6: Substance Abuse
Chapter 7: Drugs Affecting Functions of the Autonomic
Nervous System
Chapter 8: Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia
Chapter 9: Drugs for Emotional and Mood Disorders
Chapter 10: Drugs for Psychoses and Degenerative Diseases of
the Nervous System
Chapter 11: Seizures
Chapter 12: Drugs for Pain Control
Chapter 13: Drugs for Anesthesia
Chapter 14: Drugs for Coagulation Disorders
Chapter 15: Drugs for Hypertension
Chapter 16: Drugs for Heart Failure
Chapter 17: Drugs for Dysrhythmias
Chapter 18: Drugs for Angina Pectoris, Myocardial
Infarction, and Cerebrovascular Accident
Chapter 19: Drugs for Shock and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 20: Drugs for Lipid Disorders
Chapter 21: Drugs for Inflammation, Allergies and Immune
Disorders
Chapter 22: Drugs for Bacterial Infections
Chapter 23: Drugs for Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic
Infections
Chapter 24: Drugs for Neoplasia
Chapter 25: Drugs for Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 26: Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 27: Vitamins, Minerals and Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 28: Drugs for Fluid, Acid-Base, and Electrolyte
Disorders
Chapter 29: Drugs for Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 30: Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the
Reproductive System
Chapter 31: Drugs for Muscle, Bone, and Joint Disorders
Chapter 32: Drugs for Skin Disorders
Chapter 33: Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders
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Nursing Program click
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What You Learn in Pharmacology Course
This is a 54-theory hour course that
presents pharmacology from nursing perspective. It is one of the
requirements according to the Board of Vocational Nursing Guidelines
by METHOD #3 for preparing students to challenge
the NCLEX-PN exam. Using a disease approach, it draws upon core
concepts of anatomy, physiology, and pathology to make drug therapy
understandable to nurses. Also,
this is an addition to the required paid bedside nursing experience
and it covers the following content; Knowledge of Commonly Used
Drugs and Their Action, Computation of Dosages, Preparation of
Medications, and Principles of Administration.
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