10515173Respiratory Pharmacology
Course Information
Description
Examines basic pharmacology principles, drug dosage, and calculations. Medications for inhalation including mucolytics, bronchodilators, and anti-inflammatories. Also includes cardiac drugs, anesthetic drugs, neuromuscular blockers, and antimicrobials. Emphasis is placed on promotion of evidence-based practice using established clinical practice guidelines and published research for its relevance to patient care.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Apply basic pharmacology principles to medication management
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral or written response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    response differentiates between drug actions and drug effects
    response differentiates between systemic effects and local effects
    response differentiates between loading dose and maintenance dose
    response differentiates among therapeutic, toxic, and lethal dose
    response describes various undesirable drug effects

  2. Compare and contrast drug forms, routes of administration and vehicles
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral or written response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    response among between drug forms
    response relates routes of administration to onset of action
    response determines appropriate route of administration on a given patient scenario

  3. Calculate medication dosage
    Assessment Strategies
    by performing dosage calculations
    Criteria
    you calculate dosages based on weight
    you interpret and use medical abbreviations pertaining to medication administration
    you convert from one measurement system to another
    you calculate dosages from percentage-strength solutions

  4. Examine the pharmacodynamics of mucolytics, expectorants, surfactants, and antitussives
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient
    examination includes recommended age specific dosage

  5. Examine the pharmacodynamics of bronchodilators
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient
    examination includes recommended age specific dosage

  6. Examine the pharmacodynamics of anti-inflammatories, steroidal and non steroidal
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient
    examination includes recommended age specific dosage

  7. Examine the pharmacodynamics of cardiopulmonary drugs, vasodilators, pulmonary vasodilators vasoconstrictors, diuretics
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient

  8. Examine the pharmacodynamics of anesthetics, muscle blockers, analgesics, sedatives, hynotics, and tranquilizers
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient

  9. Examine the pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials, antivirals, antiinfectives, smoking cessation medications and vaccines
    Assessment Strategies
    in an oral, written, or graphical response to scenarios and/or questions
    Criteria
    examination includes the classifications and actions of the drugs
    examination includes examples of when, how and to whom drugs may be administered
    examination includes the side effects and special considerations associated with the drugs
    examination includes considerations and implications of using the drugs and the cardiopulmonary status of the patient