PMHNP Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology

Catalog description

This course builds upon knowledge attained in the advanced pharmacology and advanced pathophysiology courses with emphasis on principles of psychopharmacology and neurosciences related to psychiatric mental health disorders across the lifespan. It includes special review of neurobiology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, neurotransmitters, substance abuse potential, outcomes monitoring, and safe prescribing of psychotropic pharmaceuticals for the psychiatric mental health environment. Collaborative, ethical, legal, health promotion and prevention, and regulatory prescribing practices of the PMHNP role are examined.