NURS 270 Pharmacology I Active Learning Guide latest-2026-2027 (16pages)

Module 1: Introduction to Pharmacology and the Nursing Role Required Readings: ➢ Chapters 1: The Foundation of Pharmacology: Quality and Safety ➢ Chapter2: Basic Concepts and Processes ➢ Chapter 3: Medication Administration and the Nursing Process of Drug Therapy Abrams, A. C., Frandsen, G., & Pennington, S.S. (2021). Clinical drug therapy: Rationales for nursing practice (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Suggested Review: ATI Modules: ➢ Introduction to pharmacology Module Outcomes: ✓ Discusstraditional and alternative therapies, drug categories and prototypes, and mechanisms of action. ✓ Identify the role of the FDA in the drug approval process. ✓ Identify the five drug schedule categories. ✓ Differentiate between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. ✓ Describe nursing responsibilitiesin terms of pharmacotherapy in relation to effects of medications, side effects, adverse effects and toxicity. ✓ Identify factorsthat contribute to medication errors, including methodsto limit medication errors. Answer the following questions as you progress through this chapter: ✓ Introduction - Define Pharmacotherapy: o The use of drugs to prevent, diagnosis, or treat signs/symptoms and disease process. - What are local effects? o The medication will mainly work at the site - What are systemic effects? o Effects of drugsthat when they are taking into the body, and circulated through the bloodstream to their sites of action in various body tissue.