NURS 3011 - Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admissions to the Nursing Program
This is the first course in a two-part series.  Building on previous science and mathematics courses, this course provides opportunities for students to explore basic concepts related to pharmacology including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. This course further introduces students to the concepts of altered function and adaptive responses in individuals because of illness, injury, and/or disease across the lifespan. Select exemplars describe pathophysiologic changes related to cellular adaptation & homeostasis, Inflammation & infection, thermoregulation, fluid/electrolyte and acid/base balance, coagulation, tissue perfusion, oxygenation, glucose regulation, nutrition, digestion, GI elimination, reproduction, urinary elimination, tissue integrity, sensory perception, comfort, cognition, and mobility.  Discussion of the pathophysiology of select diseases/illnesses and pharmacotherapies used in the treatment of these diagnoses provide the foundation for this course.