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2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG - 575 Psychopharmacology


This course is designed to provide advanced practice nursing students with knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics for common acute and chronic health conditions across the lifespan. It will also prepare PHMNP students to use, interpret and apply appropriate laboratory diagnostic procedures to the use of medications to treat a variety of psychological and psychiatric disorders. Building on the student’s knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics, content includes medications used for the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of psychological and psychiatric disorders and monitoring the physiological, psychiatric and behavioral responses to these interventions Prerequisite: Advanced Pharmacology, Neuropathophysiology Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 3