NURSING (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES PHA201 2 3 2+0 2.0 2.0


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Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to:
1 Synthesize critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills for use of pharmacotherapeutics in the nursing process.
2 Identify common drugs and recall the mechanisms of actions, therapeutic effects, indications, adverse and toxic effects, cautions, contraindications, and drug interactions for various adrenergic agonists/antagonist drug profiles.
3 Analyze pharmacokinetic characteristics such as therapeutic effects, clinical response and mechanisms of action of various medications used to treat physiological diseases.