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Nursing Pharmacology

Class Number: NURSING 10543103-1 - Nursing Pharmacology
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-543-103 NURSING PHARMACOLOGY ...this course introduces the principles of pharmacology, including drug classifications and their effects on the body. Emphasis is on the use of the components of the nursing process when administering medications. (Prerequisites: Accepted into Nursing-AD Program; Corequisites: 10-543-101, Nursing Fundamentals; 10-806-177, Gen Anatomy & Physiology)

Course Typically Offered

  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

Credit for Prior Learning

What will I learn?

  1. Apply basic pharmacology principles to medication management
  2. Examine legal, ethical, social, and cultural issues related to medication administration
  3. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of antimicrobial drugs
  4. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of autonomic nervous system drugs
  5. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of respiratory system drugs
  6. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of cardiovascular and renal systems drugs
  7. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of gastrointestinal system drugs
  8. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of central nervous system drugs
  9. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of endocrine system drugs
  10. Apply components of the nursing process to the administration of analgesic and musculoskeletal system drugs

Class Details

Class Number:
NURSING 10543103-1 - Nursing Pharmacology
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2025 Fall
Estimated Cost:
$337.10 *

Class Notes

  • This class is taught through a combination of in-person and online instruction. Students will attend live portions of the class at the dates, times, and location specified. The remaining instruction will be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/blendedfaq.
  • ADN PT Students Only

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
8/20/2025 - 12/17/2025 Wednesday
8:30 AM - 11:20 AM

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost