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NURS 156 - Advanced Nursing Pharmacology

1 unit
1 hour lecture
Prerequisite: NURS 151  and NURS 152  with a minimum grade of C in prerequisite
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

This course offers an in-depth study of clinical drug therapy. The knowledge and intervention needed to maximize therapeutic effects and prevent or minimize adverse effects of drugs will be emphasized. Major content areas will include advanced pharmacological principles; major drug classifications; selected individual drugs; drug effects on body tissues; human responses to drug therapy; and application of the nursing process. Anatomy, physiology, and microbiology concepts are correlated with various pathologies, emphasizing the effect(s) of drug therapy on body systems. Health teaching and legal and ethical issues are examined.


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