Course Name : PHARMACOLOGY

Course Code : Pharma

Course Description:
This
course
deals
with
pharmacodynamics,
pharmakokinetics,
clinical/therapeutic uses and toxicology of drugs. Emphasis is given on how a
drug works to anticipate when giving a drug to a patient are of paramount
importance since nursing responsibilities include administering drugs,
assessing drug effects, intervening to make a drug more tolerable, and
providing teaching about drugs and the drug regimen.
Course Credit : 3 units lecture
Contact Hours/Sem: 54 lecture hours
Prerequisite : Math 1, General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, NCM 102
Placement : 2nd year, 2nd semester
Course Objectives :
At the end of the course and given relevant actual or simulated
situations/conditions, the student will be able to:
1. Apply concepts and principles of pharmacology to ensure safe and
proper use of drug
2. Explain the actions, therapeutic uses, preparations, dosages, modes
of administration of selected drugs and medicinal plants.
3. State precautionary measures to be observed in the administration of
selected drugs
4. Discuss the role and responsibility of the nurse in pharmacology
Course Outline:
A. Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology
1.Introduction to drugs
a. Drugs and the body
b. Toxic effects of drugs
c. Nursing management
d. Dosage calculations
2. Chemotherapeutic Agents
a. Anti-infective agents
b. Antibiotics
c. Antiviral agents
d. Antifungal agents
e. Antiprotozoal agents
f. Antihelmintic agents
G. Antineoplastic agents
3. Drugs acting on the immune system
a. Anti-inflammatory agents
b. Immune modulators
c. Vaccines and sera
4. Drugs acting on the CNS and PNS
a. Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents
b. Antidepressant agents
c. Psychotherapeutic
d. Antiepileptic agents

e. Antiparkinsonism agents
f. Muscle relaxants
g. Narcotics and anti-migraine drugs
h. General and local anesthetics
i. Neuromuscular blocking agents
5. Drugs acting on the ANS
a. Adrenergic agents
b. Adrenergic blocking agents
c. Cholinergic agents
d. Cholinergic blocking agents
6. Drugs acting on endocrine system
a. Hypothalamic and pituitary agents
b. Adrenocortical agents
c. Thyroid and parathyroid agents
d. Antidiabetic agents
7. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system
a. Anti-hypertensive drugs
b. Cardiotonic agents
c. Anti-arrhythmic agents
d. Antianginal agents
e. Lipid lowering agents
f. Drugs affecting blood c oagulation
g. Drugs used to treat anemia
8. Drugs acting on Renal System
a. Diuretics such as potassium-sparing, potassiumlosing, osmotic
diuretics, parenteral fluids (hypotonic,
hypertonic, isotonic), electrolytes (sodium, potassium chloride)
9. Drugs acting on the respiratory system
a. Bronchodilators
b. Expectorants
c. Antitussive
10. Drugs acting on the Gastrointestinal System