Pharmacology for the Neonate Credits: 4

Catalog description

This course in clinical pharmacotherapeutics builds on prior knowledge of drug classifications, actions, interactions and adverse drug reactions in the neonatal population. The major focus of the course is the pharmacotherapeutic use of medications for management of neonates by advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is placed on the clinical critical thinking process used to prescribe drugs in the management of specific neonatal illnesses. Various state laws pertaining to prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses will be addressed. Core concepts include: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapeutics, health related information, and issues that pertain to the prescribing of medications in advanced nursing practice.