<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/catalog/courses/bsn/bsn-315.html" dsn="courses"><course-code>BSN 315</course-code><course-title>Pharmacology II</course-title><delivery>Distance</delivery><credits>3</credits><contact-hours>45</contact-hours><outside-prep>An average of three (3) hours per week for every didactic credit hour</outside-prep><sem-offered>Fall, Spring, and Summer (subject to enrollment)</sem-offered><prerequisites>Minimum eight (8) semester credits in human anatomy and human physiology, and three (3) semester credits in college-level English, and three (3) semester credits in College Algebra or equivalent; BSN 215 or equivalent.</prerequisites><corequisites>None</corequisites><requisites>PSY 201, SCI 131, and SCI 225</requisites><description>This course builds upon the concepts introduced in BSN 215, encompassing safe drug administration to clients across the health continuum. This course focuses on the role of the registered professional nurse as a provider of culturally competent client-centered care, education and leadership skills, and advocacy for clients with complex needs and selected diagnoses in pharmacological treatment. Using the nursing process as a guide, the learner integrates previous learning with current, expanded learning to analyze the therapeutic use of drugs and assist the patient in using them safely.</description><category>BSN</category></item>