Pharmacology II (NURS 117)

Term: 2023-2024 Winter Semester

Faculty

Jessica Nicole RochefortShow MyInfo popup for Jessica Nicole Rochefort

jessica.rochefort@baycollege.edu

Jessica Rochefort, DNP, FNP-c, CWCN

Email Address:   jessica.rochefort@baycollege.edu

Office Location:  BHATC Allied Health Office 422H– Escanaba Campus

Office Hours: 

• Mondays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST. Tuesday 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. EST
  • Except weeks 11/9-11/9 when office hours will be Mondays 12 p.m. - 1p.m. EST and 4p.m.-7 p.m. EST and Tuesdays 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST

 

Schedule

Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (1/8/2024 - 5/3/2024) Location: ONLIN-WEB-WEB

Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to clinical therapy with emphasis on the knowledge needed to maximize therapeutic effects and prevent or minimize adverse effects of drugs. Major content areas include groups of therapeutic drugs, prototypes of drug groups, commonly prescribed individual drugs, effects on body tissues, human responses to drug therapy, in terms of pattern manifestation and applying assessment and evaluation, in relation to prescribed drug therapy regimens. Prerequisite: Admission to the Practical Nursing Program, 'C' or better in BIOL-213, NURS-101, NURS-114, and HLTH-140 and 'P' in NURS-102. To progress in the program, the student must maintain a grade of a 'C' or better in BIOL-213, NURS-101, NURS-114 and HLTH-140 and 'P' or better in NURS-102.