- NURSNG634 Advanced Pharmacology
- Course Description
- The course focuses on the role of advanced practice nurses in applying pharmacotherapeutics to the management of health and illness in populations at risk for morbidity and mortality. Students acquire advanced knowledge as a foundation for prescribing and monitoring pharmaceutical and alternative therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics principles for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Evidence-based outcomes, consensus guidelines, and research studies are critiqued. Ethical, legal, and risk-management issues are discussed.
Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Please contact margaret.mcallister@umb.edu - Academic Information
- Units: 3
Distribution I Area: None.
Distribution II Area: None.
Diversity Area: None. - Course Video
- Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
- Schedule & Fee
- Dates: May 27-Aug 21
Class #: 2259
Course Fee: $1390
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1390 - Instructor
- Kathy Fabiszewski
kathy.fabiszewski@umb.edu - Book Information
- Katzung, B.G. (2007). Basic and clinical pharmacology (10th ed). New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. (ISBN: #0-07-1451536)
- Edmunds, M.W. & Mayhew, M.S. (2004). Pharmacology for the primary care provider (2nd ed). St. Louis: Elsevier/Mosby. (ISBN: #0-323-02403-3).
- Wimba Requirement
- UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.
