Pharmacology
Course
Course Overview: This class is intended for health care workers who plan to challenge the California NCLEX-VN exam. Persons with “equivalent” experience (51 months in an acute care facility), and a 54 hour pharmacology course may be eligible to take the LVN board exam. This course is designed to meet the 54 hour pharmacology requirement for eligibility.
60 Hour Pharmacology Theory Course includes
• Knowledge of commonly used drugs and their action
• Computation of dosages
• Preparation of medications
• Principles of administration of medications
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, the individual shall demonstrate minimal entry level competency necessary to safely administer medications by:
1. Introduction and overview
2. How to study pharmacology and drug administration
3. Drug calculations
4. The nursing process in drug administration
5. General principles of pharmacology
6. Representative drugs that affect the body as a whole or individual body systems