علم الأدوية

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
Apply concepts and principles of pharmacology to ensure proper use of drugs.
Explain the actions, therapeutic use, preparation, dosage, mode of administration of selected drug
State precautionary measures to be observed in drug administration.
Discuss roles and responsibilities of nurses during drug administration.
Prepare, compute and administer drugs properly.

Fundamental Concepts
Definition of Terms
Drug Names
Principles of Drug and drug Interaction
Patient education and health promotion
Drugs and Solutions
Review of Arithmetic
Systems of Measurements
Dosage calculations
Legal and Ethical Considerations
Medication errors
Rights of Drug Administration
Principles of Drug Administration
Legal and Ethical Consideration
b. Rights of Drug Administration
Routes of Drug Administration
Percutaneous/topical
Enteral
Parenteral
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
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 Cardiovascular system Drugs affecting the Renal System Drugs affecting the Respiratory system Drugs affecting the Gastrointestinal 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