PNUR 114 - Practical Nursing Pharmacology I

1 Credits:

Course Description
This course introduces students to basic concepts of pharmacology and safe nursing practice in medication administration. Understanding drug therapy modalities in relation to alterations in health homeostasis will begin as the practical nursing student progress in the course. Techniques used to maximize safety in the administration of medications are emphasized. 

Prerequisite Admission to the Nursing Program. Corequisite PN I, BIOL 131 and PSYC 201.

Griffin Perry, A., Potter, P. A., & Ostendorf, W. R. (2020). Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Skidmore-Roth, L. (2020). Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference (33rd ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Turner, S. (2019). Mulholland’s The Nurse, The Math, The Meds.  (4th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Willihnganz, M. J., Gurevitz, S. L., & Clayton, B. D. (2020). Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses (18th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Identify the standards of practice for practical nursing to medication administration 

B. Demonstrate the safety processes in place for quality medication administration according to the clients’ rights for medication administration.   

C. Identify personal and socio-cultural factors that influence an individual’s compliance with prescribed therapy. 

D. Calculate safe dosages for medication administration as they apply for common medication administration.   

E. Describe the nurse’s role in pharmacological management as they relate to normal and abnormal physiological alterations in health homeostasis.   

F.  Identify the nurse’s role in client medication education and health promotion with medication administration.   

Content
1. Principles of medication administration, legal and ethical principles regarding medication administration, nurse’s role as a client advocate in part of then interdisciplinary        healthcare team.   

2. Clients’ rights to medication administration, common medication administration errors, evidence-based practices with medication administration. 

3  Socio-cultural barriers to medication administration, media and clients as informed consumers.   

4. Basic dosage calculation application and theory.   

5. Basic concepts and processes of pharmacotherapy for alterations in homeostasis for medical surgical pathophysiology.   

6. Client education as it relates to medication regimen.   

 

Student Evaluation
1.Evaluation for objectives A-F will be based on examinations, quizzes and comprehensive final examination.  The dosage calculation examination is a mandatory     competency that must be met prior to completion of PN Pharm 1.  Satisfactory competency is equal to 80% on the dosage calculation exam.  The student will have 3   attempts to meet the course competency.  If the student remains unsatisfactory in the dosage calculation competency, the student will receive the grade “F” for PN Pharm   1 and must repeat the course. 

 Bibliography
Claywell, L. (2018). LPN to RN Transitions (4th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Cooper, K., & Gosnell, K. (2019). Foundations and Adult Health Nursing (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Cuellar, T. (Ed.). (2021). HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination (6th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Griffin Perry, A., Potter, P. A., & Ostendorf, W. R. (2020). Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Kurzen, C. R., & LaVon Barrett, A. (2021). Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 

Leifer, G. (2019). Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Williams, P. (2020). Basic Geriatric Nursing (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. 

Willihnganz, M. J., Gurevitz, S. L., & Clayton, B. D. (2020). Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses (18th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier