Advanced Pharmacology for the Prescriber, Immersion

Catalog description

In this course, students will apply the advanced principles of pharmacology for the nurse practitioner by analyzing drug classifications for the management of acute and chronic disease states across the lifespan. Students will use clinical reasoning to formulate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches for individuals within a primary care setting. Students will gain the foundational knowledge for prescribing medications across the lifespan, considering legal, ethical, quality, and regulatory implications. As part of the course, students will participate in a required in-person immersion opportunity to demonstrate advanced principles of assessment, diagnostic skills, and pharmacotherapies in a simulated clinical environment. The immersion experience will also prepare the student for an advanced practice role with prescriptive authority.