COURSE Code: NURS 263
2 Credits
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the Practical Nursing student to pharmacological knowledge, providing a basis for understanding the therapeutic use of drugs in health care. This course examines selected major drug classifications for the following systems: central nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, and the pharmacological management of infectious processes. A drug prototype is used from each classification to provide a framework for continued study and integration of new information. There is an emphasis on the role of the practical nurse in pharmacotherapeutics.
