Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing
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Academic Credit
3 credit hours, Graduate (3 didactic credits)
Pre/Corequisites
NUR 437
Placement in
Curriculum
Graduate
Semester/Year
Spring 2009
Course Schedule
Fridays, 9-11:50 a.m. in Edwards 103
Course Faculty
Denise Wilson, PhD, APN, FNP, ANP
Catalog Description
Focuses on the management of drug therapy for clients across the lifespan.
Course Description
This course provides the student with
the knowledge base and critical thinking skills needed by the family nurse
practitioner to implement prescriptive authority. Class sessions include lecture/discussion of content.
Use of case studies encourages the student to apply theory of
pharmacotherapeutics to simulated clinical situations.
Student learning is assessed through written examinations and a
written case study assignment. In this assignment, the student analyzes multiple medications
of a selected person to determine appropriateness of the therapy and
opportunities for patient education.
Course
Objectives
At the successful completion
of this course, the student will be able to:
Caring
1. Analyze variable in the internal and external environment of
the individual or family that influence drug therapy.
2. Analyze psychosocial, cultural, economic, and functional factors that affect drug therapy.
Critical Thinking
3. Critically analyze principles of pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics, drug interaction, and individual variation in drug
responses.
4. Correlate patient symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan with proposed drug therapy components.
5. Analyze social, ethical, legal, and moral issues associated with prescribing pharmacological agents in advanced practice nursing.
Communication
6. Develop teaching-learning plans related to drug therapy for
selected patients.
7. Modify the teaching-learning plan, as needed, to respond to patient's educational level, cultural background, and ability and readiness to learn.
Professional Practice
8. Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic agents based on critical
analysis of the patient's health needs.
9. Describe the appropriate prescriptive procedures and protocols to be used in advanced practice nursing settings.
10. Explain expected outcome criteria against which to evaluate patient response to the prescribed drug therapy.
Strategies for
Teaching
Lecture/Discussion
Case Studies
Critical Thinking Exercises
Audiovisual Selections
Use of electronic data sources
Evaluation Methods
Written examinations...........................80%
Case study assignment..........................20%
Grading
Scale (also see "C Policy" below)
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
F 69% and below
NOTE: This course must be successfully passed at 80% or better
based on the examinations only (See "C" policy). Once this
criterion is achieved, points for Case Study assignment will be incorporated into the grade.
Course Policies
Students are responsible for reviewing course policies found on the General
Course Information page. Questions regarding these policies
should be directed to the course faculty.
Academic Progress: C
Policy (from MCN Graduate Student Handbook)
For the student
enrolled in graduate coursework at Mennonite College of Nursing, a grade of
"C" is not considered "passing" work. Any student receiving a C or
below in a course must repeat the course. A maximum of 3 hours of
retake is allowed. GPAs are monitored by the Graduate School.
Students with cumulative GPAs of less than 3.0 are notified by the Graduate
School.
Required Textbook
Chisholm-Burns, MA, Wells, BG, Schwinghammer, TL, Malone, PM, Kolesar, JM,
Rotschafer, JC, & DiPiro, JT (2008). Pharmacotherapy
principles & practice. New York: McGraw-Hill
Medical. (ISBN 978-0-07-148934-8)
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is
expected in all educational endeavors. Students who have questions
regarding issues of academic dishonesty should refer to the University
regulation which outlines unacceptable behaviors in academic
matters. It is the student's and faculty's responsibility to uphold
the principles of Academic Integrity. Academic Integrity is required
of you the student and us as your instructors. Academic Integrity
should be used in preparation for this course, in class time, in clinical
time, regarding exams, and with regard to written assignments.
In certain circumstances, such as cheating or plagiarism, faculty may be
required to refer a student to Student Dispute Resolution Services for a
violation of the Illinois State University Code of Conduct.
Disability Concerns
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last updated
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Denise D. Wilson, PhD, APN, FNP, ANP
Mennonite College of Nursing
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5810
Normal, IL 61790-5810
Office: Edwards 220
Phone: (309) 438-2358
Fax: (309) 438-4410
E-mail: ddwilso2@ilstu.edu
Internet: http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddwilso2Copyright © 2000: Denise Wilson, Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University. All rights reserved.