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nurse pills.jpgNRN 160 Introduction to Pharmacology Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus: NRN 160 Course Overview FA 18 -4.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  

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Instructor Name: Elenor Papa, RN, MSN

Office Phone: (714)564-6857

Email: papa_elenor@sac.edu

Office Location: R-211

Office Hours:

Monday: 1 hour after clinical (on campus or at Orange Coast Memorial)

Wednesday: 1215-1415

Thursday: 1445-1645

Contact Preferences: Email is my preferred method of contact. I will do my best to answer your email within 24 hours. Keep in mind that you are not texting with a friend or writing a causal message to an acquaintance – this is a professional interaction! If your email is not properly addressed, I will not respond to the message. I am also available during my office hours for any questions you may have or if you just want to say hello!

 

Course Description:  

This course introduces the concepts within the four domains of Person, Health and Illness, Environment and Nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including: diversity, safety, health promotion, communication, professional behavior, clinical reasoning/judgment, clinical competency, health care system, and ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify safe nursing care incorporating the concepts discussed in this course.

Textbook Information: 

Karch, A.M. (2017). Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-4963-1821-3

Student Learning Outcomes/ Course Objectives

  1. Communication and Information Management

By the end of the course, the student will:

  1. Recognize skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing as they engage in interpersonal and interprofessional communication in introductory nursing courses.
  2. Access technological learning tools and applications while engaging in health care to achieve discipline-specific course requirements and standard in introductory nursing courses.

These student learning outcomes are achieved by completing the following objective:

  • Identify communication needs of patients, families and health care team.

 

  1. Thinking and Reasoning & Lifeskills

By the end of the course, the student will:

  1. Identify real or potential problems and develop, evaluate, and test possible solutions using the nursing process in introductory nursing courses.
  2. Identify habits of intellectual exploration and inter professional collaboration.

These student learning outcomes are achieved by completing the following objectives:

  • Relate pharmacological concepts and their application to the nursing process.
  • Discuss the challenges associated with drug therapy in current times & calculate accurate drug dosages for adults and children.

 

  1. Careers & Civic Responsibility & Diversity

By the end of the course the student will:

  1. Identify how to function knowledgably, safely, and effectively in nursing practice.
  2. Recognize responsibility for becoming informed, ethical and active nurses in their community.
  3. Develop individual responsivity, personal integrity, and respect for culturally diverse patient populations.

These student learning outcomes are achieved by completing the following objectives:

  • Relate the legal/ethical aspects of drug administration
  • Identify the role of the nurse as a patient advocate

Course Summary:

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