Clinical Pharmacology for Nursing 2

Course Number:

NRS 238

Transcript Title:

Clinical Pharmacology for Nursing 2

Created:

Apr 30, 2024

Updated:

May 01, 2024

Total Credits:

2

Lecture Hours:

20

Lecture / Lab Hours:

0

Lab Hours:

0

Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:

No

Satisfies General Education requirement:

No

Grading Options

A-F

Default Grading Options

A-F

Repeats available for credit:

0

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Department suggestions: exams, group projects, poster presentations, drug concept maps

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Select pertinent information about drugs and natural products from current, reliable sources of information.

• finding and interpreting pertinent current information from a drug guide, comprehensive drug information sources, and electronic databases
• accessing and interpreting pharmacology-focused articles in current professional journals.

Outcome #2: Evaluate the effectiveness of drug therapies including: polypharmacy and lifespan considerations, respiratory drugs, autonomic drugs, musculoskeletal drugs, gastrointestinal drugs, and antifungals and antitubercular drugs.

• selection, interpretation, and prioritization of focused nursing assessments to detect therapeutic effects, adverse effects, and drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-natural product interactions: drug classes
  • Polypharmacy and Lifespan Consideration
  • Respiratory Drugs
  • Autonomic Drugs
  • Musculoskeletal Drugs
  • Gastrointestinal Drugs
  • Antifungals and Antitubercular Drugs
• Monitoring for susceptibility to adverse effects of certain drug classes due to factors such as age, developmental physiology, genetic variations, concurrent medical conditions, psychological factors or environmental exposure.

Outcome #3: Instruct patients, family members, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, spanning all age groups, on the safe and efficient utilization of pharmaceuticals.

Focusing on drug classes assigned in #2

• personal management of specific classes of over the counter and prescription drugs that are used episodically
• personal management of multiple drugs that are taken concurrently for chronic conditions
• how the action of specific classes of drugs relates to pathophysiological processes, neurochemical processes, or normal physiology
• which adverse effects of specific classes of drugs and natural products to self-manage and which ones to report to health professionals
• how to avoid or recognize drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-natural product interactions with specific classes of drugs

Outcome #4: Recognize appropriate nursing interventions aimed at enhancing the therapeutic advantages and mitigating potential adverse effects of drug therapy.

Focusing on drug classes assigned in #2:

• identify the fundamental nonpharmacological nursing intervention that may augment the efficiency of the class of drugs being emphasized
• assessment of barriers to adherence to drug therapy, including social determinants of health, with specific classes of drugs
• recognition and basic strategies for reduction of polypharmacy in older adults.

Outcome #5: Communicate appropriately with other health professionals regarding drug therapy, focusing on the assigned drug classes assigned in #2:

• using appropriate technical language related to pharmacology
• explaining drug mechanisms of action and their relationship to normal physiology
• prioritizing and reporting pertinent information about an individual's response to specific classes of drugs or natural products

Suggested Texts and Materials

• Burchum & Rosenthal.  (2222) Lehne’s Pharmacology for nursing care (11th ed.) St. Louis: MO: Elsevier.
• Skidmore; Roth, L. (2023) Mosby's 2023 Nursing Drug Reference (36th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier