Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size25–30 studentsCredits1PrerequisiteStudents must successfully complete all courses for the previous semester of the nursing program during a single semester Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis is an intermediate continuation course in pharmacology that presents the basic principles of pharmacology to the vocational nursing student. The emphasis is on defining pharmacological agents and analyzing 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 agents use for patients with disorders of the cardiac, vascular, respiratory and urinary systems.Usually HeldFri 10:50am–11:55am, Fri 10:55am–11:55am