NURS 1131 - Pharmacology I

• Students will be able to apply evidence-based clinical reasoning to the administration of medications to patients across the lifespan.
• Students will be able to demonstrate safety principles in the performance of medication administration.
• Students will be able to demonstrate accurate medication dosage calculation.
• Students will be able to examine the impact of psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and individual physiological differences on medication administration concepts and skills.
• Students will be able to apply foundational knowledge of the nursing process to administer medications.
• Students will be able to provide knowledge and resources necessary to teach patients and/or caregiver(s) basic medication administration skills and medication profile information.
• Students will be able to demonstrate effective communication regarding medication administration and medication profile information with patients, caregiver(s), members of the community, and members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Students will be able to demonstrate professional behavior in the classroom and lab.
• Students will be able to demonstrate the nurse’s legal, ethical, and professional standards of care with regards to medication administration skills and concepts.