NURS 305 - Pathopharmacology I

2 Credit(s)

Pathopharmacology I is the first of three courses that establishes the foundational conceptual content upon which NURS 306 and 405 will be based. This course uses prototype disease and pharmacologic presentation. The students explore disease development as a multifactorial progression from normal physiology to pathology. The pharmacologic management of the disease states are explored with a drug prototype approach. Issues related to drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safe medication practices are presented as they relate to care of diverse individuals across the lifespan. The course provides students with opportunities to recognize the impact of disease on the patient and evidence-based pharmacologic management.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of sophomore level courses.Corequisite(s): NURS 330, NURS 333 or NURS 334, NURS 340, and NURS 374.