Course Syllabus
COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications.
- Identify and discuss variables across the lifespan that alter the body’s response to medications: pediatric, pregnancy, and elderly considerations.
- Increased awareness of potential interactions between prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs, foods, and herbs.
- Utilize appropriate resources to research a drug’s uses, actions, side effects, routes, normal dosing, and prototype.
- Apply the Nursing Process when administering medications for diabetes, pain, sleep, anxiety, and heart failure.
- Apply key components required for safe drug administration: MD order, 5 rights, allergies, 2 identifiers, and documentation
REQUIRED BOOKS:
COURSE SCHEDULE AND POINTS:
Official Class Open Date 11/07/22
| ASSIGNMENT | POINTS | DUE DATE | |
| WEEK 1 | PADLET commentary | 4 | MONDAY, November 7th @ 6pm |
| Review Quiz | 15 | THURSDAY, November 10th @ 6pm | |
| 11/11/22 - HOLIDAY | |||
| WEEK 2 | Discussion #1 - Dynamics / Kinetics | 7 | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th @ 6pm |
| Review Instructor Feedback |
by Monday, November 21st @ 6pm |
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11/24 - 11/25 - HOLIDAY |
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| WEEK 3 | Discussion #2 - CHF Drugs | 7 | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26th @ 6pm |
| Review Instructor Feedback |
by Monday, November 28th @ 6pm |
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| WEEK 4 | Discussion #3 - Drugs for Diabetes | 7 |
Friday, DECEMBER 2nd @ 6pm Saturday, DECEMBER 3rd @ midnight |
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MIDTERM EXAM Discussion 1 and 2 only Vocabulary |
40
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd @ 1pm on PROCTORIO
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| Review Instructor Feedback on DM | by Monday, December 5th @ 6pm | ||
| WEEK 5 | Discussion #4 - Sedatives, Analgesics, Anesthesia | 7 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9th @ 6pm |
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SBAR Assignment "PAIR-SHARE" |
20 |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9th @ 6pm Monday, DECEMBER 12th @ Noon |
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| WEEK 6 | KAPLAN Focused Review Exams - (>90% achievement) | 10 | Monday, DECEMBER 12th @ Noon |
| MUDDY POINT OFFICE HOUR |
TBD |
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FINAL EXAM Discussion 3 and 4 only Vocabulary Prefix/Suffix |
50 |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th @ 10am in SL 109 |
| TOTAL POINTS | 187 |
Student requires 75% to pass the class.
*Faculty has the right to make small changes to the above schedule as needed. This may include points, as test analysis occurs. Announcements will be made if so.
Course Summary:
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