NUR 268B - Drug Therapy and Nursing Implications

Institution:

Linn-Benton Community College

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(1 class hr/wk, 1 cr) W This one credit course builds on the knowledge acquired in NUR 268A and continues to focus on nursing management and critical thinking with regards to medication therapy. Topics included in this unit of study are pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, interactions of the drug groups used in the treatment of disorders found in the following body systems: respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, body fluids and electrolytes. This course will also address drugs that are used specific to the following disorders: angina, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, birth control, and impotence. Drug lists for each major category of drugs will be used to direct learning for drug action, safe dosage, side effects, drug interactions, adverse reactions and nursing implications. Prerequisite: NUR 268A Drug Therapy and Nursing Implications and NUR 102 Nursing II (current enrollment acceptable).

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.linnbenton.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 917-4999

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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