MDA 112 - Pharmacology & Medication Administration

Credit(s): 2
Lecture Hours: 1.5
Lab Hours: 1

This course provides the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) competencies of medication administration typically performed by medical assistants; and introduces the student to the principles of pharmacology: classifications of medications, indications for use, desired effects, side effects, and adverse reactions of commonly prescribed drugs. The student will learn the professional role and legal responsibilities of the medical assistant in administration of medication. The student will learn abbreviations and symbols used in calculating medication dosages, systems of measurement, how to convert among measurement systems, how to calculate medication dosages, guidelines for preparation and administration of medication, routes of administration, and techniques of administration. This course is composed of 24 theory hours and 16 laboratory hours.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: Medical Assistant Certificate, AAS Degree (1.2)

Offered: Fall or Spring or Summer
General Education: Not Applicable