Nur 215 Pharmacology for Nurses

NUR 215 Fall 2010 Section 1107-12309 1

NUR 215 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES

COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2010

General Information Course Number: NUR 215, Section 1107-12309 802 Course Name: Pharmacology for Nurses Credit Hours: 3 credit hours Course structure/approach: web based: modular, directed learning, seminar sessions

Catalog Description: Introduces students to classifications, actions, and uses of pharmacotherapeutic agents. Includes overview of administration skills, safety, and legal considerations. Emphasis is on the patient and nursing implications

Course Description: A course covering the nursing responsibilities, laws, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and selected drugs in the major drug classes. Includes drug calculation principles. For this course, the student is expected to have a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as a basic knowledge of chemistry.

Course Faculty: Jean Anderson, DNP, RNP, ANP-BC Office Number: Nursing Department Room 214 Office Number: 928-523-0297 Pager Number: 928-913-7912 Email: Web Vista email (preferred) Office Hours: Thur 1-4PM

Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student will be prepared to: Competency 1. Calculate, using Dimensional Analysis method, the correct dosage for oral, injectable, intravenous, and pediatric drug orders. 2. Identify the common routes of drug administration. 3. Define the concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. 4. Discuss the general principles of drug action, drug receptors, concept of agonist- antagonist drug behavior, dose-response & time response relationships. 5. Identify patient-related factors, including age, that affect drug activity and client response. 6. Describe principles of safe medication administration. 7. Differentiate drug families and drug categories, including actions, common side effects & nursing implications, and use in treating specific disorders. 8. For selected drug prototypes, correctly identify drug class, trade name, contraindications, adult dosage(s), pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic effects/uses, side effects, and adverse reactions. Critical Thinking NUR 215 Fall 2010 Section 1107-12309 2

1. Identify the application, action, fate, and nursing responsibilities associated with the common drug classes and their representative prototypes. 2. Use the nursing process as a framework to summarize nursing implications in drug therapy. 3. Apply basic pharmacological concepts to selected nursing case situations. Accountability 1. Describe the nurse's role and responsibilities in administering pharmaceutical agents. 2. Discuss the legal and ethical implications for nurses administering pharmaceutical agents.

Textbooks Books from NUR 205 AND

Required Lehne, R. (2010). Pharmacology for nursing care (7th edition). Philadelphia, PA: W.B.Saunders. (Must have textbook with user guide access code – ISBN 9781416037438

Craig. G. (2009). Clinical calculations made easy: Solving problems using dimensional analysis (4th ed.). Phildelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781763851

Recommended Wilson, B., Shannon, M., Shields, K., & Stang, C. (2010). Prentice Hall nurse’s drug guide 2010. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 013507562

Optional Lehne, R. (2010). Study guide for pharmacology for nursing care (7th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 1416062486

Course policy specific to NUR 215

Important Notice: There is strict adherence to every part of the NAU Student Handbook and the NAU Nursing Student Handbook.

Attendance Policy: Under NAU Policy, students are expected to attend every session of class in which they are enrolled. Attendance is considered to be essential to the learning process, as the faculty believes that active participation and engagement facilitate learning. An online class continues this expectation. You are expected to complete all assignments and activities in the web course. As you will be responsible for the content in the course activities, it is to your advantage to complete them. Should you have difficulty in the course, you will meet with a faculty member and will be tracked within Web Vista to determine your ‘attendance’ and your participation in the online course.

Assignment due dates: Assignments OR INCOMPLETE assignments turned in after the due date will receive no credit. COMPLETE assignments may be turned in early. Be sure to note when assignments are NUR 215 Fall 2010 Section 1107-12309 3 due – consider allowing yourself time to complete your assignments, so that in case of a computer problem, you will have time to go to another computer.

Calculation Quizzes  These are NOT open book tests and, like all quizzes, are to be done by you.  You MAY use a regular calculator while taking the quizzes, but NOT a drug or scientific calculator (answers can be checked using drug calculators).

Score requirements: Must complete all math tests and must have 84% or better on the last math test. All quizzes (except math quizzes) must average 75% to pass the course. Final grades will not be rounded.

Extra credit: There is no extra credit in this course.

Makeup tests and retests QUIZZES MAY NOT BE MADE UP. NO retests will be offered. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped, so if a quiz is missed, that is the grade that can be dropped.

Academic Integrity Please note: in NUR 215, the module quizzes are designed to allow you to use your textbook or the links in the Web Vista course as resources while a student takes the quiz – however the work is to be done by the student only – not in a group or using other people to assist with taking the quiz. The math quizzes ARE NOT open book.

Course policy related to NAU policy Northern Arizona University Policy Statements can be found at the following address: http://www2.nau.edu/academicadmin/UCCPolicy/plcystmt.html

Classroom Management Statement Membership in the academic community places a special obligation on all members to preserve an atmosphere conducive to a safe and positive learning environment. Part of that obligation implies the responsibility of each member of the NAU community to maintain an environment in which the behavior of any individual is not disruptive. It is the responsibility of each student to behave in a manner which does not interrupt or disrupt the delivery of education by faculty members or receipt of education by students, within or outside the classroom. The determination of whether such interruption or disruption has occurred has to be made by the faculty member at the time the behavior occurs. It becomes the responsibility of the individual faculty member to maintain and enforce the standards of behavior acceptable to preserving an atmosphere for teaching and learning in accordance with University regulations and the course syllabus. At a minimum, students will be warned if their behavior is evaluated by the faculty member as disruptive. Serious disruptions, as determined by the faculty member, may result in immediate removal of the student from the instructional environment. Significant and/or continued violations may result in an administrative withdrawal from the class. Additional responses by the faculty member to disruptive behavior may include a range of actions from discussion the disruptive behavior with the student to referral to the appropriate academic unit and/or the Office NUR 215 Fall 2010 Section 1107-12309 4

of Student Life for administrative review, with a view to implement corrective action up to and including suspension or expulsion.

Evaluation 365 Item points possible Orientation Quiz 5 11 Module quizzes (20 points each, with lowest grade dropped) 200 Calculation quizzes (each quiz is 20 points) 80 3 Case scenarios (20 points each) 60 Seminar sessions (2 points for each session) 8 sessions 20 Mandatory math sessions (2 points for each session) 2 sessions Seminar sessions may be synchronous online sessions Grade A 93 % or better B 84-92.9% C 75-83.9% F 74.9% or lower

Must receive grade of C or better to pass the course. Must complete all math tests and must have 84% or better on the last math test. All quizzes (except math quizzes) must average 75% to pass the course. Final grades will not be rounded.

Module Schedule- Fall 2010 *All due date times are 9 pm Arizona time

NAME of MODULE DATE DATE MODULE NEEDS MODULE TO BE COMPLETE BEGINS NOTE: Deadline to complete all coursework is 9 pm Arizona time Orientation 8/29/2010 Orientation Quiz 9/8/2010 Nursing perspective, over the counter, 8/29/2010 Quiz Nsg Perspectives herbals 9/8/2010 Anti-infective medications 9/9/2010 Quiz Anti-infectives 9/15/2010 Calculation Quiz 1 (Ch 2 & 3) 9/15/2010 Fluid balance, electrolyte, and 9/16/2010 Quiz Fluids, electrolytes, GI NUR 215 Fall 2010 Section 1107-12309 5 gastrointestinal medications 9/22/2010 Cardiovascular medications (Part 1) 9/23/2010 Quiz CV Part 1 9/29/2010 Cardiovascular medications (Part 2) 9/30/2010 Quiz CV Part 2 10/6/2010 Calculation Quiz 2 (Ch 4 & 5) 10/6/2010 Neurologic and neuromuscular 10/7/2010 Neurologic Case Study quiz due medications 10/13/2010 Quiz Neuro 10/13/2010 Pain and anti-inflammatory medications 10/14/2010 Quiz Pain 10/20/2010 Respiratory medications 10/21/2010 Respiratory Case Study quiz due 11/3/2010 Quiz Respiratory 11/3/2010 Endocrine medications 11/4/2010, Endocrine Case Study quiz due 11/10/2010 Quiz Endocrine 11/10/2010 Central nervous system medications 11/9/2010 Quiz CNS 11/17/2010 Calculation Quiz 3 (Ch 6) 11/17/2010 Cancer chemotherapy medications 11/18/2010 Quiz Cancer chemo 11/24/2010 Must have 84% to pass course (only 2 Calculation Quiz 4 (Comprehensive) attempts allowed) 12/1/2010

Revised J. Anderson 8/10 205 match