NURS 350: Pharmacological Therapeutics

The course is an introduction to the nurse’s role in pharmacotherapeutics and the use of the nursing process in drug therapy. It will provide a basis for understanding pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of drug therapy. The course will focus on the major drug classifications and provide examples for each category to provide a theoretical framework for continued selfstudy and integration of new drug information. Emphasis is on the nurses role in drug therapy, the Importance of the IOM recommendations on reducing medication errors, electronic documentation, and technology for order/entry.