Department: Health & Public Service
Discipline: Allied Health
Subject Code: RESP
Course #: 150
Course Title: Pharmacology
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a
minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1.
Digital Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised digital description below):
Credit hours:
Lecture hours:
Lab hours:
3.0
3.0
0.0
Approved Online/Blended Face-to-Face Instruction Ratios:
[__] 25/75% [__] 33/67% [X] 50/50% [__] 67/33% [__] 75/25%
(Note: The first number indicates the percentage of online instruction. The second number indicates the percentage of in-class
instruction.)
2.
Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):
In-Class Instruction: 25
Lab Instruction:
(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction. Maximum
enrollments for Virtual Learning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on Maximum Class Size):
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4.
Catalog Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised description in space below):
Covers the safe use of therapeutic drugs. This course emphasizes drug actions, routes of
administration, dosage calculation, and adverse reactions. Enrollment is restricted to
students in the Respiratory Therapist AS program. A course fee is required.
Minimum Grade Required
Prerequisites [§335.2]: RESP 120, 130, 160 and 200
C
Corequisites:
Other:
5.
Learning Outcomes [§335.2]
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
 Articulate medical terminology associated with pharmacology
 Compare and contrast indications, contraindications, and possible side effects and
precautions of administering pharmacologic agents
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Department: Health & Public Service
Discipline: Allied Health
Subject Code: RESP
Course #: 150
Course Title: Pharmacology
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Planned Sequence of Instruction [§335.2]
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
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Identify the routes of administration for therapeutic drugs
Explain the physiologic action of:
o Respiratory drugs
o Muscle relaxants
o Cardiovascular agents
o Central Nervous System (CNS) depressants and respiratory stimulants
o Vasopressors
Specify the dosage of administration of commonly administered respiratory drugs
Administer respiratory drugs competently
Identify drugs commonly administered in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Evaluate the role of the renal system in pharmacology
Identify the action of diuretics
Compare and contrast commonly used diuretics
Principles of Pharmacology
Pharmacology of the Respiratory System
Routes of Delivery
Respiratory drugs
Muscle relaxants
Cardiovascular agents
CNS depressants and respiratory stimulants
Vasopressors
Assessment of Student Learning [§335.44]
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by the Shared
Governance Policy – Assessing Institutional Effectiveness, is part of regular curriculum
maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent
faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s assessment management system.
Written Examinations
8.
List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials
(code each item based on instructional use) [§335.2]: C-Lecture/Laboratory, ALecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, DIndependent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FEField Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]
A - Chang, David, Respiratory Care Calculations, Current, New York, Delmar
Publishers.
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Department: Health & Public Service
Discipline: Allied Health
Subject Code: RESP
Course #: 150
Course Title: Pharmacology
A - Gardenhire, Douglas S., Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, Current Edition, St.
Louis, C.V. Mosby Company.
A - Hess, Dean R., et al, Respiratory Care Principles and Practice, Current Edition.
Sudbury, MA. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
NAME AND SIGNATURE
1. Discipline Faculty Proponent: Curtis Aumiller
DATE
8/20/14
2. Curriculum Manager & College Catalog Editor: Erika Steenland
10/9/14
5. Department Chairperson (Discipline Approval): Lois Schaffer
10/21/14
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A/B.
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies,
standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the
College’s mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses
generally accepted for transfer accredited four-year colleges and universities.
NAME AND SIGNATURE
6. Associate Provost: Kathleen T. Doherty
DATE
10/28/14
7. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia Doherty, Ph.D.
10/31/14
9.
Original Date of course approval by the college: 199530
10.
Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
200230
200930 – Textbook update
201010 – Pre/Co requisites
201120 – Course Fees
201530 – Catalog Description, Pre/Co requisites, Type of Instruction
Spring 2017 – Pre/Co requisites
06/17/15 – Added new blended ratio format & approved maximum enrollment - nb
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Form Template Reviewed & Updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09; 7/31/12; 7/30/13; 8/26/13; 1/31/14; 8/18/14