Description
ADN 280
Advanced Pharmacology 3 Credits
The advanced Pharmacology course offers an in-depth discussion of current medications being utilized with an emphasis on nursing responsibility in administering and monitoring them. Discussion of the way medications are absorbed, metabolized, distributed and excreted will be included. The student will review the physiology of major body systems and explore the interaction of medications with individual systems. Nursing considerations will be presented through the nursing process including nutrition, supportive care and patient teaching with application through the life span. (Prerequisites: Admission to the ADN Program or completion of an accredited licensed practical nursing program, or a Registered nurse or by permission of the instructor.)