NURS 003 - Administration of Medication - Units 3

Prerequisites: BIOL 33, or BIOL 31 and BIOL 32, BIOL 22, FCS 6, ENG 1A.

Limitations on Enrollment: Admission into the Associate Degree Nursing Program.

This course is designed to present guidelines for current medication administration practices for the individual throughout the health-illness continuum. The course utilizes the nursing process to present a wholistic approach to medication-related patient care and teaching through the adult years of the life cycle. Ethical and legal aspects of medication administration in the community and society are included. The role of the nurse in drug dosage calculation is emphasized. (CSU)