Mar 19, 2024  
2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PRNU 161:PN IV Therapy


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

The role of the practical nurse, legal implications of intravenous (IV) therapy, and equipment, and devices used, anatomy and physiology, methods and techniques, infection control measures, complications, and other vital information related to intravenous therapy. Supervised lab performance is an integral part of this course. Advanced medication calculations will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the safe dosing parameters. The nursing process is utilized to assess the patient’s learning needs and effects of all pharmacological interventions. 30 hours theory, 20 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.



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