NURS 503 - Advanced Pathophysiology

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

Students in this course will explore principles of pathophysiology for the advanced practice nurse. Pathogenesis, common regulatory and compensatory mechanisms, and clinical manifestations of disease will be examined in clients across the life span.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Differentiate between physiologic and pathophysiologic states within client populations.
Synthesize research-based knowledge with pathophysiologic states in client populations.
Integrate pathophysiologic findings with diagnostic and laboratory data for clinical decision-making
Describe the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of disease processes commonly managed by the advanced practice nurse.