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NURS 331 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I

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

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Nursing major.

Grading Basis: Graded
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 the pathogenesis and progression of the pathophysiology of disease processes within the nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary and endocrine systems.
2. develop a working knowledge of medications, their mechanism of actions and nursing management with a focus on safe medication administration practices specific to common disease processes of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary and endocrine systems.
3. associate alterations of various disease processes to concomitant drug therapy and patient presentation to promote appropriate and safe medication administration.
4. analyze the effect of aging on the body’s physiologic responses to disease and related pharmacology.
5. discover ethical, moral and legal nursing responsibilities in caring for clients with common diseases of nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and endocrine systems.
6. demonstrate the ability to utilize references to extract pathophysiologic and pharmacologic information and synthesize a coherent nursing plan.


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