Discussion of factors related to drug interactions and drug toxicity is included. Emphasis is on pharmacologic agents used in primary care practice and classes of drugs utilized to treat a variety of pathlophysiologic processes. Pharmacologic utilization to promote wellness and disease prevention is also included. This course addresses the study of drug therapy used in the treatment of medical conditions commonly encountered by a nurse practitioner in a variety of primary care settings. The focus is on the critical thinking skills used to prescribe and monitor drug therapy appropriate to specific patient situations.
Emphasis is on the importance of teaching the patient safe use of prescribed medications.
This course focuses on the study of the physiologic and biologic manifestations of disease and the adaptations that the body makes to the changes produced by the disease process. The course will build on the student's undergraduate knowledge in the sciences and explore how alterations in anatomy and physiology will disrupt the human body as a whole. Specific diseases will be selected to illustrate the alterations of normal historical and physical assessment findings, laboratory values, and diagnostic tests. This course focuses on principles and techniques of data collection for comprehensive health assessment accomplished through screening and physical examination of the individual across the lifespan. Communication skills to enhance students cultural competence will be discussed.