NURS 504 - Advanced Pharmacology

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

Prerequisite(s): NURS 503
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course focuses on pharmacologic principles for the management of episodic complaints and stable chronic diseases. Building on current knowledge, this course will review concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and emerging issues in pharmaco and epigenetics. Rather than focusing solely on pharmacologic principles, students will apply pharmocologic concepts through a multimedia presentation using Voicethread, fill-in-the-blank case studies and a forum for practice with prescription writing.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Explore the pharmacogenomics, pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of major drug classes.
Evaluate appropriate pharmacologic agents based diagnosis, client profile, client knowledge base, and current standards of practice.
Analyze the relationship between pharmacologic agents and physiologic/pathophysiologic responses.
Appraise the role of the advanced practice nurse related to professional, prescriptive, legal and ethical issues.