Pharmacology

The Basic Information of the Course

Course code: 11015

English name of the course: Pharmacology

Course type: required course

Credit: 4.5

Total learning hours: 72

Synopsis of the Course Content

Pharmacology is a basic medical discipline that provides the basic theory for appropriate administration of medications so as to prevent the occurrence of diseases in clinics. There are two aspects involved. On the one hand, it studies the medications’ actions on humans’ body as well s the medications’ mechanism, namely the medications’ effect dynamics; on the other hand, it studies the medications’ process in human beings’ body, that is to say, the medications metabolic dynamics. Its mission is to clarify the actions of medication and its mechanism, the effect, prevention of adverse effect, gradually improve the quality of medications, enhance remedy effects, studies and explore new medications. What nursing students should master are the medications’ effect, mechanism, clinical use, side effects, preventions of toxicity as well as the basic theory of interactions between medications. In this case, students can lay a firm foundation for clinical nursing work.

Teaching Material and Reference Book

Pharmacology, editor in chief Jianshi Lou, People’s Health Publishing House, first edition, August 2002

Pharmacology, editor in chief Xuzhou Xiang, Science Publishing House, the first edition, August 2002

Pharmacology, editor in chief Mingxing Jiang, People’s Health Publishing House, the third edition, September 1994

Pharmacology, editor in chief Wende Jiang, Shanghai Medical University Publishing House

Pharmacological Dynamics，Science Publishing House, the second edition, 1987

Pharmacology, editor in chief Dalu Zhang, People’s Health Publishing House, the first edition, July 2001

Physiology, editor in chief Tai Yao, People’s Health Publishing House, the fifth edition, July 2002