NURS 205 - Pharmacokinetics and Medication Administration

3 Credit(s)

These courses are designed to develop a beginning understanding of medication administration and pharmacokinetics. Skills are applied to medication calculation and administration. Basic pharmacological principles are explored. Students also develop an understanding of the processes that are the basis for mathematical applications in medication and fluid administration. Students are guided toward developing their own style of problem solving that promotes conceptual understanding of the underlying concepts of critical thinking and medication calculation. Students must begin clinical courses in the fall of the academic year immediately subsequent to the successful completion of NURS 205/NURS 206.
Requisite(s): CHEM 105/CHEM 106, BIOL 121/123, BIOL 122/124, BIOL 219/BIOL 220, NURS 125, NURS 261/NURS 262. (2 credits theory; 1 credit laboratory; 28 laboratory hours)