PRNU 150:PN Basic Pharmacology

Credit Hours: 2.5
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 1

This course explains the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of pharmacology. It includes terminology, abbreviations, and principles of medication administration. Safety precautions to decrease the incidence of errors in medication administration are stressed. Advanced medication calculations will be required to demonstrate knowledge of safe dosing parameters. The nursing process is utilized to assess the patient’s learning needs and effects of all pharmacological interventions. (30 hours lecture; 30 hours lab)

Enrollment in the program courses (PRNU) is limited to those students who have been selected and admitted to the program. Program courses are sequenced by semester and must be taken as a group each semester per program requirements and policies.