NURS 5280 - Pharmacotherapeutics (3)

This course provides a foundation in the drug therapies used in the treatment of selected medical conditions commonly encountered by advanced nurse practitioners. Emphasis is on the decision-making process used to prescribe and monitor drug therapy appropriate to the client situation. This decision-making process includes necessary variables such as: age, contraindications, warnings, drug interactions, and current research findings in order to make an intelligent drug selection for clients with a specific diagnosis. The principles of safe use of the prescribed drugs and dissemination of information to the patient are included. Prerequisite(s): NURS 5000 and NURS 5040. Three didactic hours per week.