Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The objective is to teach the right dose at the right time, to the right patient, in the correct way, and the correct presentation of the drugs used in clinical applications; to provide knowledge of drug effects, side effects, interactions, pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic properties, and to provide knowledge and skill to recognize drugs in treatment of various system diseases and towards conscious usage of drugs.
Course Content
Includes acquisition of basic pharmacology knowledge required for a graduate-level nursing student and teaching drugs and knowledge that will be required during their professional life in clinical practice by means of theoretical lessons and practical applications.
Required Resources
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 4th EDITION, JAMES OLSON, M.D., Ph.D.
2. PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES, PROF. DR. ESEN DURAL
3. PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, ED. PROF. DR. DEMET AKIN
4. PHARMACOLOGY LECTURE NOTES, PROF. DR. HAKAN PARLAKPINAR.
5. PHARMACOLOGY, SPEC. DR. ĞUZ SARIYILDIZ
6. Lippincott Pharmacology, Karen Whalen
7. Pharmacology, Dr. Ayşe İncesu Gürel
8. Pharmacology for Colleges of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. İsmet Dökmecı
Recommended Resources
Zerwekh j.Clabon JC.Gaglione T. Garneau A.Souter S. (2012). Pharmacology Memory Note Cards. Visual Mnemonic and Memory Aids For nurses. ISBN:978-0-323-07800-9. Elsevier- Mosby inc 3251.RiverportLane.
Course Learning Outcomes
- To be able to explain the basic concepts of pharmacology
- To be able to explain the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs in the body and the factors affecting them
- To be able to explain the effects and mechanisms of drugs on basic physiological events in the body
- To know the effects and side effects of drugs used in treatment and to monitor the patient
- To teach the patient and his family about drug use
- Demonstrate lifelong learning skills about current issues related to drugs
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to pharmacology and conceptual framework; application of drugs and nursing care process. | 4 |
| 2 | Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. | 4 |
| 3 | Lifetime drug therapy; medication in pediatrics, elderly, pregnant or lactating women and nursing care process. | 4 |
| 4 | Drugs affecting the hematopoietic system; anticoagulants, antithrombocytes, thrombolytic, hemostatic drugs and nursing care process | 4 |
| 5 | Drugs affecting cardiovascular system; heart failure, angina, drugs used in arrhythmia; cardiac glycosides, diuretics, antiarrhythmics, adrenergic drugs and nursing care process | 4 |
| 6 | Hypertension drugs: ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, direct renin inhibitors, antiadrenergics, calcium channel blockers, combined drugs, dyslipidemic drugs and nursing process. | 4 |
| 7 | Inflamation, drugs used in the treatment of infections Inflammatory overview of microorganisms, resistance to antibiotics, nursing process, drug treatment to reduce pain, fever and inflammation NSAID and nursing process. | 4 |
| 8 | Midterm exam | 4 |
| 9 | Antibiotics: beta-lactam penicillins, sephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams, aminoglycosides and fluroquinolones, tetracyclines and nursing process. | 4 |
| 10 | Drug therapy in tuberculosis and mycobacterium infections; Isoniazid, rifamycins, first-line adjuvant antituberculosis drugs Drug therapy for viral infections, herpes simplex virus, citomegalovirus, influenza, hepatitis, HIV drugs and nursing process and nursing process. | 4 |
| 11 | Drugs affecting the endocrine system, drug therapy in hypothalamus and pituitary dysfunction, DM drug treatment, drug therapy in hyper and hypothyroidism, drug therapy in calcium and bone metabolism, Drug treatment in Addison and cushing disease and nursing precess. | 4 |
| 12 | Drugs that affect the autonomic and central nervous system, Myasthenia gravis, pacrine medications, opioids, local and general anesthetics, migraine and headache drugs, epilepsy and spastic drugs, anxiety and depression, mood stabilizers and nursing process. | 4 |
| 13 | Renal, digestive and respiratory system, commonly used drugs and nursing process | 4 |
| 14 | Immunosuppressive and immunostimulants: Cytotoxic immunosuppressive agents, conventional antirejection drugs, antibody treatments, nursing process, | 4 |
| 15 | Drug treatment in cancer; citotoxic antineoplastic drugs. Drugs that affect eyes, ears and skin Contrast materials used in radiological diagnosis Contrast materials used in radiological diagnosis and nursin prescess. | 4 |
| 16 | Final exam | 4 |