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NURS 331 - Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I

(3 units)
Major pathophysiologic and pharmacologic concepts related to nervous, cardiovascular, and pulmonary systems.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 223A  and BIOL 223L ; BIOL 224A  and BIOL 224L ; BIOL 251 ; CHEM 220A  and CHEM 220L .

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate a working knowledge of basic pathophysiologic and pharmacologic concepts as they relate to nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems.
2. discuss etiologies and pathogenesis of common disease processes of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems.
3. identify categories of medications affecting nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems, especially those administered by nurses.
4. develop a working knowledge of medications, their mechanism of actions and nursing management specific to common disease processes of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary and endocrine systems.
5. develop a working knowledge of medications, their mechanism of actions and nursing management specific to common disease processes of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems.
6. describe the physiologic factors of disease processes that are affected by drug therapy and relate clinical manifestations of disease processes to concomitant drug therapy.
7. discuss how normal variations throughout the lifespan affect disease processes and concomitant drug therapy.
8. analyze ethical, moral and legal nursing responsibilities in caring for clients with common diseases of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems.
9. demonstrate the ability to utilize references to extract pathophysiologic and pharmacologic information and synthesize a coherent nursing plan.


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