This unit provides nurses with a basic understanding of drug substances and their application to the treatment of disease. Knowledge of a drug's mechanism of action, effects, adverse effects, typical dosing strategies and associated factors are placed in a nursing context. The pharmacotherapy is placed within the Quality Use of Medicines framework as well as the legal context. The unit also equips students with practical strategies for accessing drug information by use of case-based learning. It provides students with information regarding medications used to treat patients along with basic pharmacology, physiology and pharmacokinetics associated with the administration of medication. The... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Alan Everett
