NB353 Pharmacology/Pathophysiology II
This course is part two of a comprehensive study that focuses on the relationship between human pathophysiology and pharmacology and the impact on the client's ENVIRONMENT, HUMANITY, HEALTH, and NURSING. The course analyzes and applies pathophysiologic and pharmacologic processes to the care and promotion of wellness across the lifespan while utilizing scientific rationale for nursing practice. The student will use knowledge of anatomy/physiology, chemistry, and microbiology as a basis for exploring and expanding how alterations in structure and function disrupt human body adaptation (maladaptation). This course comprehensively integrates laboratory and diagnostic testing. Major drug classes and prototypical drugs are presented with specific application to nursing care within the nursing process.
Prerequisite
'C' or above in NB213/NU313, NB333/NU333, and
NB334.
Corequisite
NB235.