Psychopharmacology

3 credits · School of Nursing

The focus of this course is on additional categories of medications specific to individuals with psychiatric illness and mental disorders. This course will challenge student critical thinking and problem solving skills as they apply psychopharmacologic principles to a wide array of chronic and acute clinical conditions. Students will learn to synthesize information as it relates to psychopharmacological treatment of disease components across the life span. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite: Nursing 596 and Nursing 762