NU 132 - Drug and Dosage Calculations

2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BS 124, NU 133, NU 134, PY 218.
Corequisite: NU 144.
Lecture Hrs. 2

This course is designed to enhance the nursing student’s ability to read, interpret, and solve dosage calculation problems. Critical thinking skills are applied to medication situations to emphasize the importance of accuracy and the avoidance of medication errors. This course will further expand the nursing student’s ability to read, interpret, and solve increasingly complex dosage calculation problems. Critical thinking skills are applied to age and acuity specific variations in select populations.
Offered As Scheduled
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