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Course Description:

This course is an overview of the basic principles of pharmacology, including major drug classifications and prototypes of commonly used medications. Principles of medication administration include aspects of best practice for safe, quality, patient-centered care. Central points include safety, quality improvement factors in the administration of medications, patient teaching, and variations encountered when administering medications to diverse patient populations across the lifespan.

Mr. Randy Heninger, MBA, MSN, CNM

Hello and greetings to everyone, my name is Randy Heninger, "Mr. H" and I will be the faculty for this course - NUR 210 Pharmacology I. I am very excited to be working with you in this course.

I have provided my contact information below including my contact phone numbers and other information if you need to get in touch with me. Please contact me for any concerns or if you just want to chat.

rheninger@nightingale.edu

Live office hour meetings are available each week during the Chat on Thursdays 0900-1500 PM. Or you are welcome to make an individual appointment.

Get Ready

First, I would encourage you to look at all the available materials including the course syllabus located on the Course Home Page. Please share any questions that you have about the course, assignments, and outcomes in the discussion below and I will respond within 24 hours. The Instructor Forum is a open discussion for questions, comments, etc. and I invite you to post those which your colleagues might benefit from too! If you have questions of a private nature, please contact me via email.

Get Set

Throughout the course, I encourage you to interact with me and your colleagues as much as possible.