HOC 024 - Pharmacology A

    Recent Professors
    Michelle Corpuz, Ashley Foster, Terri Tang, James Chin
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    1
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This beginning course in pharmacology presents the vocational nursing student with the basic principles of pharmacology. The emphasis is on defining pharmacological agents, the use of reference books, and the nursing implications in pharmacological therapy. The course covers the uses of pharmacological agents, precautions for use, side effects, medication interactions, contraindications, and patient teaching for safe and proper pharmacological agent use for patients with disorders of the musculoskeletal, neurological, neurosensory, and reproductive systems.
    Usually Held
    Fri 7:45am–8:50am