Course description

 NURS-6521 Advanced Pharmacology

A solid foundation in the concepts and principles of drug therapy across the lifespan is essential to the work of advanced practice nurses. This course applies the advanced principles of pharmacology, including pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics, by analysis of common drug classes prescribed by advanced practice nurses across the life span. Factors influencing successful therapy, such as effectiveness, safety, acceptability, cost, genetic/environmental influences, complementary regimens, and patient behaviors are considered. Through this course, students prepare to examine complex decisions in the management and treatment of selected acute and chronic diseases across the life span through pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic agents. Advanced practice nursing students will have a more in-depth understanding of drug legislation and regulation for prescribing drugs.

What will i learn?

  • Evaluate the impact of patient factors on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes
  • Analyze pharmacotherapeutic treatments for body system disorders and the effects they have on patient outcomes
  • Analyze factors that impact patient drug therapy plans
  • Evaluate the impact of drug therapy on patient health outcomes
  • Apply decision-making strategies for the appropriate use of drugs based on classifications, indications, patient factors, and pathophysiology
  • Evaluate ethical and legal implications of prescribing drugs

Requirements

  • NURS 6501 (can be taken concurrently)

Frequently asked question

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following: Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family. Describe strategies to address disclosure and nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected. Be sure to reference laws specific to your state. Explain two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your decision making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose your error. Be sure to justify your explanation. Explain the process of writing prescriptions, including strategies to minimize medication errors.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following: Explain how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the case study you were assigned. Describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples. Explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan and explain why you would make these recommended improvements.

Create a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment. Be sure to address the following: Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have on your patient. Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management for your patient. Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease. Be specific.

Write a 1-page paper that addresses the following: Explain your diagnosis for the patient, including your rationale for the diagnosis. Describe an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed. Justify why you would recommend this drug therapy plan for this patient. Be specific and provide examples.

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As a professional instructor with a lot of experience in healthcare education, I want to help shape the next generation of healthcare workers by teaching courses like NHS-FPX4000: Developing a Healthcare Perspective. Learners explore more about healthcare systems, policies, and ethics issues in this class. This helps them get through complicated healthcare settings and fight for patient-centered care. In NURS-6521 Advanced Pharmacology, students learn about the pharmacological principles that make treatments work to alleviate and control different health problems. With an emphasis on practice that is founded on evidence, students acquire the ability to think analytically about medications and make choices that will help patients the most. As part of NURS-6501 Advanced Pathophysiology, students learn more about the changes in the body that cause diseases. This helps them comprehend the causes, progression, and symptoms of common health problems. This basic information is what clinical thinking and differential diagnosis are based on. In DNRS-6630A-4/DNRS-6630-4/NURS-6630N-4 Approaches to Treatment, students learn about different types of treatment for people of all ages, such as drug-based, talk therapy, and alternative methods. Students learn how to give evidence-based care to a wide range of patients by closely analyzing different types of treatment and how well they work. Advanced health assessment methods, health history taking, and diagnostic reasoning are some of the things that students learn in NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment that help them get better at evaluating people. Students are taught to do full health assessments and make individualized care plans with an emphasis on ethnically mindful and all-around care. As a teacher, I want to create a dynamic learning space in which learners are pushed to think critically about course materials, work together, and use what they've learned in clinical practice. I want to give my students the tools they need to become skilled, caring, and culturally aware health care workers through engaging lectures, case studies, and hands-on activities.

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$99

$149

Lectures

15

Skill level

Advanced

Expiry period

Lifetime

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