At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
1. Apply concepts and principles of pharmacology to ensure proper use of drugs.
2. Explain the actions, therapeutic use, preparation, dosage, mode of administration of selected drug
3. State precautionary measures to be observed in drug administration.
4. Discuss roles and responsibilities of nurses during drug administration.
5. Prepare, compute and administer drugs properly.
1) Fundamental Concepts 2) Definition of Terms a. Drug Names b. Principles of Drug and drug Interaction 3) Patient education and health promotion 4) Drugs and Solutions a. Review of Arithmetic b. Systems of Measurements c. Dosage calculations d. Legal and Ethical Considerations e. Medication errors f. Rights of Drug Administration 5) Principles of Drug Administration a. Legal and Ethical Consideration b. Rights of Drug Administration 6) Routes of Drug Administration a. Percutaneous/topical b. Enteral c. Parenteral c.2 Subcutaneous c.1 Intradermal c.3 Intramuscular c.4 Intravenous Drugs affecting the autonomic Nervous System Drugs affecting the Central Nervous system Drugs affecting the Immune System Drugs affecting the endocrine system Drugs affecting the Cardio-vascular system Drugs affecting the Renal System Drugs affecting the Respiratory system Drugs affecting the Gastro-intestinal system Chemotherapeutic agents Drugs affecting the reproductive system
Basic Pharmacology for Nurses by Clayton, Stock and Harroun Essentials of Pharmacology by DKBasu Calculating Drug Dosages with Confidence by Mawbey Essentials of Pharmacology by DKBasu
