Pharmacological Management and Therapeutic Interventions

3 credits · Graduate

This course provides students with core knowledge of pharmacology principles, which forms the scientific foundations of an understanding of drug therapies. This course emphasizes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, drug interactions, and how these factors are considered in clinical practice. Students are introduced to the concepts of evidence-based medicine, drug coverage/drug access considerations, and antimicrobial stewardship. The knowledge included in this course is applied in later courses of the program to inform clinical decision-making about therapeutics and treatment monitoring to provide patient- centered care. Corequisite(s): NURS 602-3 Major Restriction: Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) students, or permission of the Chair