Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology

3 Credits.

This course is designed to provide an in-depth foundation of advanced pharmacology principles and their application to anesthesia across the lifespan, including special populations. The course provides detailed explorations of the uptake, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination of currently used clinical anesthesia pharmacotherapeutics. Pharmacogenetic disorders with specific anesthesia implications are examined. Various agents affecting the autonomic nervous system are detailed. Chemotherapeutic agents and anesthetic considerations will be covered.Prerequisite: NR.210.602