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NRSG 6215 - Advanced Pharmacology I

Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Description:

This foundational core course overviews pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for nurse practitioners and provides the foundation for safe efficacious patient-centered medication management in a clinical setting. Course content includes information on pharmacology principles, terminology, drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system (ANS), special populations, clinical guidelines, and evidenced-based pharmaceutical interventions for infectious disease, endocrine function, and pain or comfort. Ethical and legal parameters for prescriptive practice are reviewed related to specific medication choice, dosing, drug interactions and side effects, and patient monitoring, education, and evaluation for effectiveness across the lifespan. Advanced Pharmacology I adheres to accreditation criteria for graduate nursing prescriptive principles and nurse practitioner practice.



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