NUR 502 Advanced Pathopharmacology
This course focuses on the application of critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the administration of medications based on patient's pathophysiology. The emphasis of the course is on distinguishing the actions and side effects of medications that are both anticipated and unanticipated applied to the pathophysiology of the disease being treated. Topics to be covered include the pathophysiology of disease, medications that affect these conditions and how lifestyle, age and culture influence medication use and the disease process. Learners will apply these concepts to patients with pathophysiologic conditions and their need for various medications for their conditions.