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Pharmacology: A, B, C
NEED Continuing Education Units? EARN 16 units! 100% online environment “Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 11872, for 16 contact hours". Health professionals and students, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, Medical Assistants, physician assistants, and interested learners can take this course as a source of primary or secondary learning. Check with your individual licensing board. This self-paced 8 week course examines: Antibiotic and cholesterol drug classifications with emphasis on pharmacokinetics and dynamics, mechanisms of action, clinical use, adverse reactions, drug interactions, contraindications, patient education and compliance. Once the course begins one may work at their own pace and work ahead, as long as the tasks are completed by week eight. The material is presented online and in a foundational Pharmacology text of the students choosing. All quizzes are online. This environment is flexible and engaging from the comfort of your home computer or mobile device! OPTIONAL: Pharmacology text as foundational reading or use the links to material on the web inclusive in this program. Text examples include: Kee, Hayes, McCuistion. (2015) 8th edition OR (2011) 7th edition Pharmacology A Nursing Process ApproachMcKenry,L and Salerno,E. Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing any edition The course material is built from many sources. The material is fluid and ever expanding. Every effort is made to provide up-to-date and current information in a changing environment. Each of us has multiple layers of learning. Whether it is visual, auditory, kinetic or tactile the material must be presented to address these various levels. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Describe principles of drug classification, indications, doses, drug interactions in patient treatment of selected medications. 2. Recognize the pharmacological action, therapeutic effects, common side effects, doses and drug interactions of common medications prescribed to treat dysfunction of selected body systems. 3. Differentiate pharmacology involved with the antibiotics, antihyperlipidemics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.