Charles Drew University
Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing
NUR 510: Pharmacology
COURSE SYLLABUS
Spring 2025
Faculty Information
Instructor: Thye Ngo, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CHFN
Office: Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing TBA
Office phone: TBA
Email:
Placement in Curriculum: Year One, Semester Two
Pre-Requisite: NUR 511
Co-Requisite: NUR 512
Course Credit/Clock Hours: 3 total units: 3 Units Lecture (3 hours/week)
Course Description:
This course introduces the principles of pharmacology, including drug classifications and their
effects on the body. The emphasis is on the use of the nursing process and concepts by
establishing a knowledge base in patient care and education when administering medications.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Utilize the nursing process and the five concepts of human functioning to assess
appropriate/inappropriate responses to therapy
2. Identify the roles of the professional nurse in relation to medication administration and
education in both acute care and community health settings
3. Explain the correct measures to ensure the prevention of medication errors.
4. Employ critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to determine the effectiveness of
medication administration on client care outcomes
5. Predict potential drug-drug interactions and drug-food interactions based on physiologic
responses to pharmacological agents and apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning
skills for appropriate intervention.
, 6. Recognize differences in physiology and pathophysiology that must be considered in
assessing correct dosages administered to “at risk” populations such as the fetus, infant,
child, pregnant woman, and the frail elderly.
7. Describe the legal and ethical principles related to research and practice of medication
administration in nursing.
8. Relate the differences in Pharmacology use and its effects across the lifespan, when
administering medications to culturally diverse populations commonly occurring
diseases.
9. Define the pharmacological terminology pertinent to specific categories and
classifications of medications in relation to drug effects on commonly occurring diseases.
10. Identify major classifications of pharmacotherapeutics by prototypes as used in the
treatment of commonly occurring health conditions.
11. Interpret effective communication in reports of the action, rationale for use, common
and/or life-threatening side effects, nursing implications, and client teaching issues for
each major classification of medications.
Required Textbooks:
Burchum, J. (2015). Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier:
Saunders. ISBN: 978-0-323-32190-7
Burchum, J., & Rosenthal, L. (2015). Study guide for Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care (9th
ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier: Saunders. ISBN: 978-0-323-32259-1
Required Online Course:
Lehne’s Pharmacology Online for Pharmacology for Nursing Care – Cohort 15 Course
ID: 154895_tngo120_1001 INSTRUCTOR: Thye Peng Ngo
Recommended Textbooks:
Lewis, S.L., Bucher, L., Heitkemper, M.M., & Harding, M.M. (2017). Medical-surgical nursing:
assessment and management of clinical problems (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby,
Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-32852-4
Classroom Participation
Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing
NUR 510: Pharmacology
COURSE SYLLABUS
Spring 2025
Faculty Information
Instructor: Thye Ngo, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CHFN
Office: Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing TBA
Office phone: TBA
Email:
Placement in Curriculum: Year One, Semester Two
Pre-Requisite: NUR 511
Co-Requisite: NUR 512
Course Credit/Clock Hours: 3 total units: 3 Units Lecture (3 hours/week)
Course Description:
This course introduces the principles of pharmacology, including drug classifications and their
effects on the body. The emphasis is on the use of the nursing process and concepts by
establishing a knowledge base in patient care and education when administering medications.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Utilize the nursing process and the five concepts of human functioning to assess
appropriate/inappropriate responses to therapy
2. Identify the roles of the professional nurse in relation to medication administration and
education in both acute care and community health settings
3. Explain the correct measures to ensure the prevention of medication errors.
4. Employ critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to determine the effectiveness of
medication administration on client care outcomes
5. Predict potential drug-drug interactions and drug-food interactions based on physiologic
responses to pharmacological agents and apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning
skills for appropriate intervention.
, 6. Recognize differences in physiology and pathophysiology that must be considered in
assessing correct dosages administered to “at risk” populations such as the fetus, infant,
child, pregnant woman, and the frail elderly.
7. Describe the legal and ethical principles related to research and practice of medication
administration in nursing.
8. Relate the differences in Pharmacology use and its effects across the lifespan, when
administering medications to culturally diverse populations commonly occurring
diseases.
9. Define the pharmacological terminology pertinent to specific categories and
classifications of medications in relation to drug effects on commonly occurring diseases.
10. Identify major classifications of pharmacotherapeutics by prototypes as used in the
treatment of commonly occurring health conditions.
11. Interpret effective communication in reports of the action, rationale for use, common
and/or life-threatening side effects, nursing implications, and client teaching issues for
each major classification of medications.
Required Textbooks:
Burchum, J. (2015). Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier:
Saunders. ISBN: 978-0-323-32190-7
Burchum, J., & Rosenthal, L. (2015). Study guide for Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing care (9th
ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier: Saunders. ISBN: 978-0-323-32259-1
Required Online Course:
Lehne’s Pharmacology Online for Pharmacology for Nursing Care – Cohort 15 Course
ID: 154895_tngo120_1001 INSTRUCTOR: Thye Peng Ngo
Recommended Textbooks:
Lewis, S.L., Bucher, L., Heitkemper, M.M., & Harding, M.M. (2017). Medical-surgical nursing:
assessment and management of clinical problems (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby,
Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-32852-4
Classroom Participation
