NUCL 162 Medication Orders

School of Health and Human Services

NUCL 162 Medication Orders introduces the learner to physicians' medication orders and the Nursing Unit Clerk's role in processing medication orders. Information is given about the use of abbreviations and acronyms, the components of a medication order, routes of administration and administration times. The course also introduces the learner to intravenous (IV) therapy, the components of an IV infusion order and the NUC's role in processing IV infusion orders. Actual forms with physician orders are included.

Prerequisites: NUCL 156

Corequisite: None

Crosslisted: None

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Course Details
Total number of weeks6
Total Credits2.00
Total Hours60
Typical hours per week breakdown
Other60

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. describe the NUC’s role in processing medication orders.
  2. define abbreviations and acronyms used in physicians’ medication orders.
  3. identify the four components of a medication order.
  4. state the various routes of drug administration.
  5. list the standard times of drug administration, using the 24-hour clock.
  6. process various types of medication orders.
  7. state the purpose of intravenous infusions.
  8. identify the three components of an IV infusion order.
  9. define the abbreviations used for different types of intravenous solutions.
  10. state the purpose of IV pumps and IV locks.
  11. describe the NUC's role in processing IV infusion orders.
  12. describe the NUC’s role in processing parenteral nutrition orders.

Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
96 - 100 A+ 4.33
92-95 A 4.00
89-91 B+ 3.33
86-88 B 3.00
83-85 C+ 2.33
80-82 C 2.00
79 & lower F 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.