Below are the course descriptions for this program. Annual revisions are made to program curriculum as industry changes occur. Basic nursing skills related to these systems are presented and demonstrated in a lab setting.
Clinical experience is obtained in long-term and acute medical and surgical care settings.
Admission to the nursing program. This course presents material on the nursing process as it is applied to the administration of pharmacologic agents. Drugs are discussed according to their classification, side effects and nursing implications. Patient teaching is incorporated into the nursing process and specific concepts of pharmacology and procedures for medication administration are presented. This course focuses on the care of the older adult.