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NURS 641 Advanced Pharmacology for Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners 3.0 Credits

This course is designed to prepare the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) student for the safe managing and appropriate use of drug therapy in the management of various disease states. Students will study pharmacologic mechanisms of action, effects on organ systems, routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic uses, the considerations related to physiologic state, adverse reactions, contraindications, and drug interactions. Students will analyze the scope of legal and professional responsibilities related to prescribing and the AGNP role.

College/Department: College of Nursing Health Professions
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 500 [Min Grade: B] and RSCH 503 [Min Grade: B] and RSCH 504 [Min Grade: B] and NURS 502 [Min Grade: B] and NURS 544 [Min Grade: B] and NURS 548 [Min Grade: B] and NURS 549 [Min Grade: B] and NURS 664 [Min Grade: B]