Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics
This course provides the knowledge and skills to pharmacologically manage patients; health conditions in a safe, high-quality, and cost-effective manner. Emphasis is on the development of therapeutic decision-making for evidence-based and efficacious drug selection based on health problems, individual factors influencing drug response, such as genetics, age, body weight, and lifestyle, and economic considerations. The course focuses on safe prescriptive practice, patient education, and monitoring of therapeutic response, or pharmacovigilance, in diverse populations across the lifespan.
Outcomes: Apply evidence from nursing and related sciences to guide safe, effective, and cost-conscious pharmacologic decision-making; Develop pharmacological treatment plans based on the integration of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics; Manage pharmacologic therapies safely and accurately, incorporating pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, developmental, and patient-specific considerations; Evaluate nonpharmacological and adjunctive interventions that complement pharmacologic care and align with patient-centered goals; Mitigate risks associated with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, including adverse events, drug interactions, and social determinants of health; Engage in interprofessional collaborative practice within professional scope and regulatory boundaries.
Outcomes: Apply evidence from nursing and related sciences to guide safe, effective, and cost-conscious pharmacologic decision-making; Develop pharmacological treatment plans based on the integration of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics; Manage pharmacologic therapies safely and accurately, incorporating pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, developmental, and patient-specific considerations; Evaluate nonpharmacological and adjunctive interventions that complement pharmacologic care and align with patient-centered goals; Mitigate risks associated with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, including adverse events, drug interactions, and social determinants of health; Engage in interprofessional collaborative practice within professional scope and regulatory boundaries.