NURSING 2010 - Pharmacology in Nursing II

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2020

Pharmacology for Nursing II extends the core pharmacological principles presented in Pharmacology for Nursing 1. This course examines the nurses' role in the administration of more complex drugs and more sophisticated routes of administration. The application of drug therapy to a broad range of clinical presentations with emphasis on respiratory and cardiovascular disease complements other courses within the Bachelor of Nursing program. An emphasis on safe administration of IV and IM medications is made. Students will have an opportunity to consider the role of complementary therapy and learn of the nature of drug addiction.

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Course Details

Course Code	NURSING 2010
Course	Pharmacology in Nursing II
Coordinating Unit	Medical Sciences
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	NURSING 1009
Assessment	Mid-Semester test, online quizzes, end of semester exam

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Abdallah Salem

Course Coordinator:

Dr Abdallah Salem
Head, Discipline of Pharmacology
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

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Adelaide SA 5005
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email: abdallah.salem@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8313 4327

Location: Room S313, Level 3, Helen Mayo South Building

School contact:
Phone: +61 8313 3595
Email: nursing@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Understand the action of commonly prescribed antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals.
2	Relate the action of inflammatory medications to patient presentation.
3	Understand the role of drug therapy across respiratory and cardiac disorders.
4	Identify the role of complementary therapy in society.
5	Identify the medical treatment of a range of mental health disorders and drug abuse / addiction.
6	Understand the role of anaesthesia in clinical and theatre environments.
7	Identify the contribution of pharmacology to treatment of oncological disorders.
8	Identify the contribution of pharmacology to treatment of endocrine disorders.
9	Identify the contribution of pharmacology to treatment of gastroinestinal disorders.
10	Understand the action of medications that affect reproduction.

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1-10
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1-10
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1-10

Learning & Teaching Modes

Face to face lectures – Face to face lectures offer synchronous learning opportunities and enable students to quickly clarify complex descriptions and terminology. Content for this course is supported by textbooks with e-learning supports.
Tutorial sessions – Each tutorial session will focus on the lecture content for the week.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

• 2 x 1 hour lecture per week
• 1 x 1-2 hour tutorial / workshop per week

Non-contact hours for assessment and tutorial preparation will be approximately 6 hours per week

Learning Activities Summary

	Lectures	Tutorials
1.	Overview of year 1 pharmacology	Overview of year 1 pharmacology
2.	Antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals	Antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals
3.	Respiratory Pharmacology	Respiratory Pharmacology
4.	Cardiovascular Pharmacology	Cardiovascular Pharmacology
5.	Pharmacology and inflammation	Pharmacology and inflammation
6.	Pharmacology for pain	Cardiovascular pharmacology
7.	CNS and pharmacology	CNS and pharmacology
8.	Pharmacology – antidepressants, antianxiety, antipsychotics	Understanding drug addiction I
9.	Understanding alcohol and tobacco addiction	Understanding drug addiction I
10.	Understanding opioid addiction	Anaesthesia
11.	Understanding stimulant addiction	Understanding alcohol and tobacco addiction
12.	Endocrine pharmacology	Endocrine pharmacology
13.	Medical Oncology	Medical oncology / reproductive pharmacology
14.	Reproductive pharmacology
15.	Gastrointestinal pharmacology	Gastrointestinal pharmacology / anaesthesia
16.	Anaesthesia
17.	Complementary therapies	Complementary therapies / drug toxicology
18.	Drug Toxicology

The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Online Quiz	Formative	N/A	1-10
Online quizzes x 2	Summative	10% each (20% total)	1-10
Mid-semester test	Summative	25%	1-10
Drug Profile assignment	Summative	20%	1-10
End of Semester test	Summative	35%	1-10

Assessment Detail

ASSESSMENT 1: Online Quiz - assessment 1

Online assessment 1: introduces students to the online format for future assessments (MCQs).

ASSESSMENT 2: Online quizzes 2-3

Online assessment 2-3: Online quizzes (MCQs) encourage engagement with the material presented in lectures and support the development of knowledge required for clinical placement.

ASSESSMENT 3: Mid-semester test

Mid semester test, online: Conducted in the middle of the course to give feedback. This test will confirm the retention of particular aspects of pharmacology and will encourage students to consider extended application of pharmacology concepts to ‘real’ life clinical situations.

ASSESSMENT 4: Drug Profile assignemnt

This online exercise requires you to conduct library-based research examining major drug classes and their use in the treatment of major human diseases. Each student will be assigned one major drug class and one major human disease and complete an online assignment.

ASSESSMENT 5: End of semester test

End of semester test, online: assessment of range of semester content

Submission

Students MUST keep an electronic copy of all assignments submitted. Extension requests must be made before the due date of the assignment. In principle, all assignments should be submitted by the due date. Late submission without an approved extension will be penalised at the rate of 5% of available marks for each working day after the due date. Work submitted more than ten days after the due date may be returned unmarked. This action will be taken to prevent students who do get their work in on time being disadvantaged.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Student Feedback

The 最新糖心Vlog places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (eSELT) feedback
Report for NURSING 2010 Pharmacology in Nursing II
Project Audience 182
Responses Received 31
Response Ratio 17%

On behalf of the teaching team, I would like to extend my gratitude to all students who have completed the SELT for this course.
This course achieved 81% Broad agreement for the 最新糖心Vlog expectation standard for the mandatory Q1 (i.e. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of this course) which is used as an indicator of course quality.

Summary of student responses related to: What are the best aspects of this course?

Interesting content, quizzes instead of assignments, teachers willing to help us and give us more support.
Interactive lecturersThe content was very important to nursing and was presented in good way.
The review slides were very handy for review and the supply of revision questions was very good.
The lecturer and the content they were teaching were appropriate and a good level for second year nurses.
The teachers are amazing.Good content and very much relevant to nursing aspect.
Pharmacology has always been interesting for me, as it is one of the most main part of nurses to understand when caring for patient.

Summary of student responses related to: Which aspects of this course need improvement?

More guidance through the course.
The content should be spaced out, perhaps for the duration of the year.
It is very difficult to focus for that amount of time on any day of the week
Difficulty in learning a large amount of content before exams having concurrent subjects and assignments to also complete.
Assignment and exam feedback should be necessary for improvement on further examinations.

How we are going to address these concerns in 2019?

Course Coordinator Response
Students were satisfied with the quality of the course but they were overwhelmed by a condensed and accelerated course timetable format. We have now secured a better structured course timetable for better delivery of lectures and tutorials.
We have scheduled additional dedicated sessions to provide detailed mid-semester test and final exam preparation and feedback.
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