Course Guide PHARMA
Course Guide PHARMA
LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Dagupan City
COLLEGE OF NURSING
COURSE GUIDE
Course Description:
This course deals with pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical/therapeutic uses and toxicology of drugs in health promotion, disease prevention,
restoration and maintenance and rehabilitation of clients across the lifespan utilizing the nursing process. Emphasis is given on the nursing responsibilities
related to safe drug administration through medication monitoring and client education. It also includes complementary and alternative therapies. The
learners are expected to develop beginning skills in the safe administration of medication.
Program Outcomes:
1. Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural and health sciences and humanities in the practice of nursing.
2. Provide safe, appropriate, and holistic care to individuals, families, population groups, and community utilizing nursing process.
3. Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of care.
4. Practice nursing in accordance with existing laws, legal, and ethical and moral principles and standards.
5. Communicate effectively in speaking, writing, and presenting using culturally appropriate language.
6. Document to include reporting up-to-date client care accurately and comprehensively.
7. Work effectively in collaboration with inter-, intra- and multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
8. Practice beginning management and leadership skills in the delivery of client care using a systems approach.
9. Engage in lifelong learning with a passion to keep current with national and global developments in general and nursing and health
developments in particular.
10. Demonstrate responsible citizenship and pride of being a Filipino.
11. Apply techno-intelligent care systems and processes in health care delivery
12. Adopt the nursing core values in the practice of the profession.
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Level Outcomes:
At the end of second year, given a normal and high-risk mother and newborn, child, family, population group and community in any health
care setting, the learners demonstrate safe, appropriate and holistic care utilizing the nursing process.
Course Outcomes:
1. Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural and health sciences, and humanities in the nursing pharmacology.
2. Provide safe, appropriate, and holistic nursing care to individuals, families, population group and community utilizing nursing process as
applied to nursing pharmacology.
3. Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-based practice in nursing pharmacology.
4. Practice nursing in accordance with existing laws legal ethical and moral principles and standards in pharmacology.
5. Communicate effectively in speaking, writing and presenting using culturally-appropriate language in medication administration.
6. Document to include reporting up-to-date client care accurately and comprehensively related to drug therapy.
7. Work effectively in collaboration with inter-, intra- and multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
8. Practice beginning management and leadership skills in delivery of client care using systems approach in nursing pharmacology.
9. Engage in lifelong learning with a passion to keep current with local, national and global developments in general, and nursing and health
developments in particular.
10. Advocate for responsible citizenship and prided in being a Filipino nurse.
11. Apply techno-intelligent care systems and processes in health care in safe medication administration.
12. Adopt the nursing core values in the practice of the profession as applied in safe medication administration.
Introduction:
This Learning packet for Pharmacology is to provide an understanding for nursing students of the basics of pharmacology including
pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Drug reactions in relation to side and adverse effects; hypersensitivity reactions; drug
tolerance, cumulative effects and drug toxicity; drug interactions; precautions and contraindications, are also addressed to provide the nurse with
a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge needed for safe medication administration. Nursing indications are included for each section
with a summative list at the end of the module and also adhere to ethico-legal considerations when providing safe, quality and professional
nursing are.
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General Guidelines:
This section tells you the general guidelines for completing this learning packet. For specific guidelines and information, kindly review your
student manual or your module guide (if applicable).
This guidelines was prepared for students to work diligently and independently and to become confident in giving safe, appropriate and holistic
care to client in administering medications.
As Lyceans, we always need to demonstrate our core values of competence, creativity, social involvement and Christian spirit.
1. The class code for Google Classroom specific for this course is to be given by your instructor during the class orientation.
2. Schedule properly your reading assignments and your activity accomplishments.
3. Make sure that you do things one at a time. Read the materials and watch the videos over and over until you are able to get the point of the
lesson
4. You will be assessed through formative and summative methods. Kindly see requirements section at the end of this learning packet.
5. You are expected to submit your activities/ exams on the dates indicated in this learning packet. Late submission of activities/ exams will
be dealt based on classroom policies.
6. Your scores for assignments will be notified to you throughout your period of study.
7. You can learn a great deal from discussing aspects of your learning packet with others. Opinions and insights formed while discussing with
other people are no less valuable than those you form while reading books or listening to lectures. There’s nothing wrong in discussing with
your classmates but it should be done before you begin your individual activities. But when you sit down and do individual activities you are
expected to work alone and not to use the work of others (in its entirety or in part) as if it is your own.
8. The instructor checks your assignments against the work of other students and against internet sources and other published material. If
you submit an assignment that contains work that is not your own without proper referencing and claiming the work of other as your own,
you are committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty punishable by several guidelines (See student handbook).
9. If you have concerns, kindly communicate with your instructor using the contact information given in this learning packet.
10. If it is not possible to participate in an online discussion due to internet problems, just save your answers in a digitized format in a USB
flash drive then send it thru courier at Lyceum-Northwestern University College of Nursing, Tapuac District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan or
drop it thru the designated drop-boxes at the university.
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Assessment
Drug History
Objective Data
Analysis / Nursing Diagnosis
Planning
1. Planning for Health Promotion
2. Planning for Health Restoration and Maintenance
Implementation
Pharmacological Therapeutics
1. Drug administration
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2. Medication orders
3. Medication safety
4. Seven rights
5. Dosage calculation
Client education
Evaluation
Reporting and Documentation of Care
Unit 3 Drugs Affecting the Body System
Week 3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10,11,12,13
1. Reproductive System
2. Cardiovascular
3. Respiratory
4. Gastro-intestinal
5. Endocrine
6. Renal system
7. Central Nervous System ( Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous system )
8. Other drugs
a. Chemotherapeutic Agents
b. Drugs for eye and Ear disorders
c. Drugs acting on the immune system
d. Dietary supplements
e. Alternative and complementary therapies ( Halamang Gamot )
Unit 4: Appropriate Communication techniques on the pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics of specific drugs prescribed to clients
Week 14
Unit 5: Institutional Policies and Guidelines on safe drug administration
Week 15
Inter-professional practice related to pharmacology
Unit 6: Current Trends and Clinical Alerts in Nursing Pharmacology
Week 15
Unit 7 Filipino Culture, Values and Practices in Relation to Drug Administration
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Week 16
A. New technologies related to Drug Administration
B. Internet information
1. Government sites
2. Nursing and Health Care Sites
Unit 8: Nursing Core Values as applied in Pharmacology
Week 16
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Age a. What are the principles and standards in drug
Gender administration
Physiologic Factors b. Discuss the Pharmacodynamics of drugs
Pathologic Factors c. Explain the Pharmacokinetics of drugs
Genetic Factors 4. Attend an online discussion on (date)
Immunological 5. Group activity
Psychological Factors 6. Group with 4 of your classmates.
Environmental 7. Discuss and explain briefly the Effects of Drug
Drug Tolerance Administration by uploading a 15-minute video in
Cumulation effects Google classroom
Drug-Drug Interaction
Drug-Food Interactions E-Evaluation:
Chapter 3 E. TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS 1. Evaluation to check for students understanding:
1. Adverse Effects For quiz 1 answer in the main reference book pages 15-
Primary Actions 16
Secondary Actions For quiz 2 answer pages 31-32
Hypersensitivity For quiz3 answer pages 41-42
2. Drug Allergy 2. Answer a quiz about Fundamental Concepts of
3. Drug-induced Tissue and Organ Damage Pharmacology, Drugs & body and Toxic effects of drugs
G. Drug Legislation Controlled Substances, Generic Drugs, which will be posted in Google classroom on (Date)
Orphan Drugs and Over the Counter Drugs.
1. Integrate knowledge of physical, social, natural and health
sciences and humanities in nursing pharmacology.
2. Apply appropriate nursing response, concepts and actions
holistically and comprehensively.
3. Adhere to ethico-legal considerations when providing safe,
quality , and professional nursing care.
4. Relate the laws, legal, ethical and moral principles in drug
administration to specific cases.
Week 2 Nursing Process in Pharmacology
Week 3 Unit Test Answer the 50-item -unit test that will be posted on (Date):
Start time: __ PM
Due Time: __ PM
Week 4 Preliminary Exam Answer the 100 item exam that will be posted on (Date):
February Start time:9:00 AM
Due Time: 11:00 AM
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boxes)
a. Identify information available to consumers
b. Determine common consumer advertising of
prescription drugs, mass media health reports
and suggestions, and the Internet influence some
patients to request specific treatments, to
question therapy, and to challenge the health
care provider.
c. Discuss over the counter drugs and give some
examples
d. Give examples of herbal /alternative therapies
5. Attend an online discussion on (date)
6. Group activity
a. Group with 4 of your classmates.
b. Discuss different challenges in drug therapy and
ways/health teaching to improve health care and to
change the way people approach in the health
system.
E-Evaluation:
1. Answer a quiz in the main reference book pages 73-74
2. Answer a quiz about challenges of therapeutic effects of
drugs which will be posted in Google classroom on (Date)
Week 6 Introduction to Cell Physiology
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Chapter 10 Anti-fungal Agents 2. Share experiences related to chemotherapeutic
Anti-protozoal medications. Due date: October__2021____AM
Chapter 11 D-Design:
Anthelmintic 1. Assess the client for side effects of drugs acting to
Chapter 12 Antineoplastic Agents different system
2. Discuss the mechanism of action of drugs
Chapter 13 3. Develop plans of care for the management of side effects
and adverse effects of drugs.
Chapter 14 1. Explain what is meant by selective toxicity and discuss its 4. Implement nursing interventions before, during, and
importance in chemotherapies after administering drugs.
2. Differentiate between broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum 5. Evaluate the effectiveness of client outcomes based on
drugs. criteria established in the nursing plan of care
3. Define resistance to chemotherapeutic agents and discuss the
emergence of resistant strains. D-Development:
4. Explain three ways to minimize resistance. 1. The following teaching strategies will be used in this
5. Describe common adverse reactions associated with the use of topic:
chemotherapeutic agents. a. Asynchronous online learning- participation in
online forum
b. Asynchronous online learning- watching a YouTube
Video
c. Asynchronous online learning- Answering guide
questions
d. Synchronous online learning- attending an online
discussion thru Google Meet
I-Implementation:
1. Watch the YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=anti+infective+drugs
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=antibiotics
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=antiviral+drugs
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=antifungal+drugs
https://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=antiprotozoal+drugs+%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AD
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anthelmintic+drug
https://www.youtube.com/results?
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search_query=antineoplastic+drugs
2. Reading Comprehension On the assigned topic
(main reference book from pages 86-205
3. Answer the following guide questions and options :
(email your answers to
[email protected] or upload your
answers in Google classroom or print your answers and
drop them in the designated drop boxes)
a. Identify different classification of
chemotherapeutic drugs
b. Determine mechanism of actions of drugs and
therapeutic use
c. Discuss indications, side effects and adverse
effects
d. Nursing considerations
4. Attend an online discussion on (date)
5. Group activity
c. Group with 4 of your classmates.
d. Discuss common conditions indicated for the
different classification of drugs which will be
presented on date:
E-Evaluation:
1. Answer a quizzes in the main reference book regarding
the chemotherapeutic agents
2. Answer a quiz about chemotherapeutic drugs which will
be posted in Google classroom on (Date)
3. Critical thinking, Case scenarios which will be posted in
Google classroom on (Date)
Week 8 Unit Test Answer the 50-item -unit test that will be posted on (Date):
Start time: ___ PM
Due Time:___PM
Schedule Midterm Exam Answer the 100 item exam that will be posted on (Date):
of Start time:9:00 AM
Periodic Due Time: 4:00 PM
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Exam
Topic 7 A-Analysis:
1. Google classroom activity: Online forum/ discussion
Chapter Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System about different body system and physiology.
39-41 - Introduction to Reproductive D-Design:
- Drugs Affecting the Female 1. Assess the client for side effects of drugs acting to
Chapter - Drugs Affecting the Male different system
42-49 Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System 2. Discuss the mechanism of action of drugs
- Introduction to Cardiovascular System 3. Develop plans of care for the management of side effects
- Drugs affecting Blood Pressure and adverse effects of drugs.
- Cardiotonic Agents 4. Implement nursing interventions before, during, and
- Antarrythmic Agents after administering drugs.
- Lipid Lowering Agents 5. Evaluate the effectiveness of client outcomes based on
- Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation criteria established in the nursing plan of care
- Drug Used to treat Anemias
Chapter D-Development:
Drugs Acting on the Renal System
50-52 Lecture:
- Introduction to Renal System
1. The following teaching strategies will be used in this
- Diuretic Agents
topic:
- Drug acting Urinary tract and the bladder
Chapter 2. Asynchronous online learning- participation in online
Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
53-55 - Introduction to Respiratory system forum
- Drugs acting on the Upper Respiratory tract 3. Asynchronous online learning- watching a YouTube
- Drug acting on the Lower Respiratory tract Video
4. Asynchronous online learning- Answering guide
questions
5. Synchronous online learning- attending an online
discussion thru Google Meet
I-Implementation:
1. Describe the sites of action of the various drugs affecting different 1. Watch the YouTube
Systems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nDW36x0s4
2. Describe the therapeutic actions, indications, pharmacokinetics, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA121PYRXQc
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contraindications, most common adverse reactions, and important https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXcB8idDoZA
drug–drug interactions associated with each class of medications https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caJZweuzQO8
3. Discuss the use of different drugs across the lifespan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMcQlEfkMPw
4. Compare and contrast the prototype drugs for each class of drugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OBvNpnS0h4
with the other https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_YqChJ9TZE
5. Outline the nursing considerations and teaching needs for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM86wPKuPk4
patients.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN7nPCN1cs
2. Reading Comprehension On the assigned concept in your
main reference book from page 635-921
3. Answer the following guide questions and options :
(email your answers to
[email protected] or upload your
answers in Google classroom or print your answers and
drop them in the designated drop boxes)
4. Describe the therapeutic actions, indications,
pharmacokinetics, contraindications, most common
adverse reactions, and important drug–drug
interactions associated with each class of medications
Nursing plan of care for patients receiving medications
5. Attend an online discussion on (date)
6. Group activity
7. Group with 4 of your classmates.
8. Discuss at least 3 Problems/conditions related to the
body system and drug classifications by uploading a
15-minute video in Google classroom
E-Evaluation:
1. Answer a quiz about the concepts/topic related to drug
administration and classification affecting the different
body system which will be posted in Google classroom
on (Date)
2. Nursing Care Plan
3. Case studies with Hypothetical case Scenarios (Case
vignettes ) on drug administration and classification
affecting the different body system (email your answers
to [email protected] or upload your
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answers in Google classroom or print your answers and
drop them in the designated drop boxes)
Week 11 Unit Test Answer the 50-item -unit test that will be posted on (Date):
Start time: __ PM
Due Time: __ PM
Week 12 Semifinal Exam Answer the exam 100 item that will be posted on (Date):
Schedule of Start time:9:00 AM
Periodic Exam Due Time: 4:00 PM
I-Implementation:
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1. Watch the YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzYzXnxjIdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh_Be9-9UxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkqzzWh2Dlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P2ZNc7lEB0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJOu2Pmj59s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpZkblKiz2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcLw6sjPdT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcLw6sjPdT0
2. Answer the following guide questions and options :
(email your answers to
[email protected] or upload your
answers in Google classroom or print your answers and
drop them in the designated drop boxes)
a. Identify appropriate techniques in drug
administrations
b. Determine Institutional Policies and Guidelines
on safe drug administration
c. Discuss Current Trends and Clinical Alerts in
Nursing Pharmacology, Filipino Culture, Values
and Practices in Relation to Drug Administration
d. Nursing Core Values as applied in Pharmacology
3. Attend an online discussion on (date)
4. Group activity
a. Group with 4 of your classmates.
b. Discuss appropriate techniques and nursing ore
values and ways/health teaching to improve health
care and to change the way people approach in the
health system in drug administrations.
E-Evaluation:
1. Answer a quiz about Nursing Implications about drug
administration which will be posted in Google classroom on
(Date)
Week 15 Unit Test Answer the 50-item -unit test that will be posted on (Date):
Start time: 4:00 AM
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Due Time: 5:00 PM
Week 16 Final Exam Answer the exam 100 item that will be posted on (Date):
Schedule of Start time:9:00 AM
Periodic Exam Due Time: 4:00 PM
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Evaluation
To pass this course, you must:
a. Read all the readings in the modules and answer the pre-assessment and self-assessment activities
b. Answer the print based discussion activities
c. Submit two graded quizzes for prelims, midterms, semi-finals and finals
d. Submit the final projects
e. Accomplish the Midterm and Final Evaluation
Formative Assessment:
a. You must answer all pre-assessment and self-assessment activities. Your scores here will not be a part of your midterm and final grades; but they will be part of
completion requirement of the course. Thus, you are expected to complete the pre-assessment and self-assessment activities. These activities will help you determine if
you need to study more or to advance to the next module
b. You can answer the pre-assessment and self-assessment activities within the scheduled time for each unit. Scheduling your work time is very important
c. In accomplishing the pre-assessment and self-assessment activities, you can ask the help of your parents, siblings and friends
Summative Assessment:
a. Quizzes and Examinations
There will be (2) two quizzes per term and (4) four term examinations to be given for this course
b. Evaluation activities
Answer all activities in the evaluation part of each module. This will be part of your term grades. This will help you to be prepared for the quiz after each
module
Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Activities
c. Final projects
The final projects you will be submitting are the following:
1. Drug Study
2. Journals
V. Technological tools
For you to be able to accomplish the activities, you will need the following software applications: MS Word,
Powerpoint and Adobe Flash. These applications are found in your desktop and laptop and you do not need
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internet connections to use them. You may also access the Google classroom prepared for your class and try
to participate in the discussion if the condition will allow it.
GRADING POLICY: Averaging: Lowest Grade 0 Passing Grade 75 % Highest Grade 100%
1. LECTURE – 70%
CLASS STANDING…………………………………………………………………………………..……60%
Attitude…………………………………………………………………..10%
Quizzes……………………………………………………………………50%
Unit Test…………………………………………………………………10%
Recitation……………………………………………………………….. 20%
Requirements……………………………………………………………10%
PERIODIC EXAM…………………................................................................................40
100%
2. Prelim : 100% X 25%
Midterm : 100% X 25%
Semi-Final: 100% X 25%
Finals : 100% X 25 %
100 %
MAIN REFERENCE:
Focus on Nursing Pharmacology by Amy M. Karch 6th edition 2013
OTHER REFERENCES:
Pharmacology by Zenaida T, Nucum, Ed.D.2013
Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 7th Edition, 2016
You may contact me through e-mail ([email protected] ); messenger (Mayolyn Maningding) and mobile # (09424317570)
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Prepared by: Reviewed by: Recommended by:
MAYOLYN MANINGDING RN,MANc DR. RODNEY ODESSON P. RAGUINDIN DR. JUDITH M. MANUEL
BRANDO BAUTISTA, RN,MAN Academic & Research Coordinator Dean College of Nursing
Instructors
Approved by:
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