Bolivar Technical College
Associate Degree Nursing Program
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title:
Pharmacology
Course number:
ADN-RN 110
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisite(s)
None
ADN-RN 101, BIOL 205, BIOL 230, LIBR 161
Dates:
Course Schedule:
August 20, 2007 to December 12, 2007
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 noon
Tuesday
Instructor:
Teresa Davis, RN, FNP-BC
Instructional
Contact Hours/
Credits:
3 clock hours / week/ 16 weeks
3 credit hours
Instructional
Materials/
References:
Kee, J., Hayes, E., McCuistion, L. (2006)
Pharmacology – A Nursing Process Approach
(5th Ed.) St. Louis: Saunders
Kee, J., Hayes, E., McCuistion, L. (2006)
Pharmacology – A Nursing process Approach –
Study Guide (5th Ed.) St. Louis: Saunders
Curren, Anna, (2005) Math for Meds Dosages & Solutions
(9th Ed.) Thomson Delmar Learning
Course Description:
This course provides instruction in the body’s adaptive
responses to selected pharmacological agents. The major
emphasis of this course is to provide the student with a
basic understanding of pharmacology as it relates to the
individual patient, and family. The information in this
course will be the basis for gaining additional
understanding and building knowledge in subsequent
courses. Basic math calculations as related to medication
administration will also be included in this course.
Competency for calculating drug dosages and IV
medications/fluids will be evaluated as part of the testing
process.
Topical Outline:
Week One
Lilley: Unit one; Pharmacology Basics, Chapters 1-8
Chapter 1: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy, pages 7-15
2: Pharmacological principles, pages 16-35
3: Lifespan Considerations, pages 36-46
4: Legal, Ethical and Cultural Considerations, pages 47-58
5: Medication errors; Preventing and responding, pages 59-67
6: Patient education and drug therapy, pages 69-75
7: Over-the-counter drugs and Herbal products, pages 76-85
8: Substance abuse, pages 86-97
Week Two
Lilley: Chapter 9: Photo Atlas of Drug Administration, pages 98-144
Curran: Math for Meds, chapters 1-3
Chapter 1: Relative value, addition, and subtraction of decimals, pages 2-8
2: Multiplication and division of decimals, pages 11-19
3: Solving common fraction equations, pages 22-31
Week Three and Four
Exam One
Lilley: Drugs Affecting Central Nervous System
Chapter 10: Analgesic agents, pages 145-168
12: CNS depressant and muscle relaxants, pages 187-203
13: Antiepileptic agents, pages 204- 219
14: Antiparkinsons agents, pages 220-234
16: CNS stimulant agents, pages 273-288
Curran: Chapters 4 & 5
Chapter 4: Metric, International (SI) system, pages 36-44
5: Additional drug measures; unit, percentage, milli-equivalent,
ratio, apothecary, household, pages 46-52
Week Five and Six
Exam Two
Lilley: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
Chapter 35: Antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives, expectorants,
pages 579-593
36: Bronchodilators and other respiratory agents, pages 594-660
37: Antibiotics, pages 619-653
38: Antiviral agents, pages 654-677
Curran: Chapters 6-10
Math Worksheet
Chapter 6: Reading oral medication labels, pages 56-69
7: Hypodermic syringe measurement, pages 76-89
8: Reading parenteral medication labels, pages 93-100
9: Reconstitution of powdered drugs, pages 111- 118
10: Measuring insulin doses, pages 125-134
Weeks Seven and Eight:
Exam 3
Lilley: Drugs Affecting CV & Renal System:
Chapters 21: Positive inotropic agents, pages 345-358
22: Antidysrhythmic agents, pages 359-377
23: Antianginal agents, pages 379-393
24: Antihypertensive agents, pages 395-429
25: Diuretic agents, pages 422-436
26: Fluid and electrolytes, pages 437-452
Curran: Chapters 11-12
Chapter 11: Dosage calculation using ratio and proportion, pages 140155
12: Formula method, pages 171-176
Week Nine and Ten
Lilley: Drugs Affecting Endocrine
Chapter 27: Coagulation modifier agents, pages 453-476
29: Pituitary agents, pages 495-504
30: Thyroid and antithyroid agents, pages 505-513
31: Antidiabetic agents, pages 514-533
Curran: Chapter 13
Math worksheet
Chapter 13: Adult and Pediatric doses based on body weight,
pages 180-189
Week Eleven and Twelve
Exam 5
Lilley:
Chapters 32: Adrenal agents, pages 534-543
33: Women’s Health agents, pages 544-566
34: Men’s Health agents, pages 567-578
49: Acid controlling agents, pages 841-856
50: Antidiarrheals and laxatives, pages 857-871
51: Antiemetic and antinausea agents, pages 872-882
52: Vitamins and minerals, pages 883-909
Curran: Math Exam
Chapter 14: Adult and pediatric doses based on body surface area, pages
195-201
Week Thirteen
Exam 6
Lilley: Chapter 44: Immunosuppressant agents, pages 747-753
45: Immunizing agents, pages 755-772
46: Antineoplastic agents, pages 773-811
Curran, Chapter 15 and 16
15: Introduction to IV therapy, pages 206-218
16: IV Flow rate calculations, pages 220- 234
Week 14 and 15:
Lilley: Autonomic nervous system
Chapter 17: Adrenergic agents, pages 289 – 303
18: Adrenergic blocking agents, pages 304 – 318
19: Cholinergic agents, pages 319-329
20: Cholinergic blocking agents, pages 330 – 339
Miscellaneous medications
Chapter 54: Blood forming agents, pages 925 – 933
55: Dermatologic agents, pages 934 – 947
56: Opthalmic agents, pages 948 – 978
57: Otic agents, pages 979 – 985
Curran: Chapters 17 – 19
Chapter 17: Calculating IV infusion and completion times, pages 23718: IV medication and IV titrations, pages 257-271
19: Heparin infusion calculations, pages 275-285
Week Sixteen: Final exam
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student, with
assistance from the faculty, will be able to:
1. Describe the historical development, standards and
regulations of pharmacology and the role of the nurse in
modern pharmacology.
2. Examine the general scientific principles of
pharmacology: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacognosy, and toxicology
as they relate to safe administration and nursing
management of drug therapy.
3. Distinguish the implications of pharmacotherapeutics in
relation to the nursing process including factors relative
to specific patient needs, education, and safe
administration and nursing management of drug
therapy.
4. Show understanding of safe administration techniques
of medications: oral, intramuscular, intravenous, rectal,
via tube, subcutaneous and transdermal.
5. Use dosage calculations for all routes of administration
in a proficient manner.
6. Distinguish the correlation between actions of
medications and their use to treat of medical illnesses
and conditions.
7. Identify the physiologic actions of specific drugs on the
body systems and the nursing implications which
promote the safe and effective nursing management of
pharmacotherapeutics.
Assessment Criteria
And Methods of
Evaluating Students
Grade Policy: Must achieve 80% to pass
Components of Grade:
7 Unit Tests (40 points each)
6 Work Sheets (10 points each)
Math Test
Comprehensive Final Exam
Total Points
280
60
30
100
470
Grade Distribution:
94 - 100 ……..
86 - 93 ……..
80 - 85 ……..
Below 80%......
A
B
C
F
Late work policies determined by the instructor.
Attendance:
Students are expected to be in class. Excessive absences
will be reflected in the student’s grade and can lead to
termination of the student from class.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is defined as taking someone else’s work and
presenting it as one’s own. Plagiarism will result in a failing
grade for the assignment.
Conduct:
Each student is required to conduct him or herself in a
professional manner while attending classes, externship,
clinical sites and school functions. No smoking, intoxication,
stealing, vandalizing the facility or an individual’s property,
breach of dress code, profanity, lewd or inappropriate
gestures, comments or jokes, considered undesirable,
insubordination to school officials, weapon usage, the
possession, distribution, or usage of drugs/alcohol. Food,
drinks, and smoking will be allowed in designated areas only.
Children are not permitted in the facilities at any time.
Cell phones/pagers must be turned off and out of sight during
class time.
Library/Computer:
Computers may be used for school assignments only.
Students have free access to LIRN and CINAHL, a
Computer-based library reference system and are encouraged
to use these sites. Information from these sites are considered
legitimate sources.
ADA Students:
Bolivar College is committed to providing a sound-learning
environment to academically qualified students with
disabilities and to comply fully with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Disclaimer:
Dates, textbooks and materials, and assignments in this
syllabus are subject to change by instructor and/or institution.
Revised:
March 20, 2007
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