NURS 423 - Advanced Pharmacology for Urban Nursing Practice

1. Enhance use of pharmacological principles including pharmacogenetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics in the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
2. Enhance critical thinking skills required in the application of the nursing processes to safely administer medication across the lifespan. Assess appropriate/inappropriate responses to pharmacotherapy, and prevent medication errors.
3. Evaluate the professional role and responsibility of the nurse in applying legal/ethical principles, teaching/learning concepts, standard/regulatory practices and financial/sociocultural factors consideration as related to the medication administration process.
4. Discuss the significance of collaboration with the patient/family and the multidisciplinary team members regarding the appropriate treatment regimen, optimizing adherence and outcome.
5. Analyze potential life threatening adverse events according to drug classification.
6. Demonstrate competence in performing clinical drug and dosage calculations.
7. Identify pharmacotherapies commonly used within the urban population.