Overview
Description
Application of basic pharmacologic principles applied to medications prescribing in the acute care environment in an evidence-based approach.
Requirements
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Summer
Terms
summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in selecting drugs.
- analyze the relationship between pharmacologic agents and physiologic/pathologic responses.
- compare and contrast pharmacological agents with respect to treatment of patients with specific acute health problems.
- identify actual and potential adverse drug reactions and significant drug interactions.
- develop and provide relevant educational strategies to facilitate patient collaboration in treatment and to maximize therapeutic response.
- evaluate the effects of single and multiple drug regimens on patient health status and functioning.