Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

In this course, students develop knowledge and skills for the therapeutic use of pharmacologic agents to address patients health problems in a safe, evidence-based, cost-effective manner. Students demonstrate clinical judgement of drug selection based on principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics. They focus on prescriptive practice and monitoring therapeutic response for patients across the lifespan. The prerequisite does not apply to CRNA track students. Prerequisites: NURS 6338 Open for Cross Enrollment on Space Available Basis.