Introduction
Welcome!
This book is for students enrolled in the University of Wyoming’s ReNEW and RN to BSN nursing program taking Nursing 4650, Foundational Patho-Pharmacology for Nursing.
Each module section contains much of the required reading for the week. Please refer to WyoCourses for any additional assigned reading.
Learning Objectives
On completion of this course, the student will meet the following outcomes:
- Distinguish clinical manifestations of selected disease processes in care of clients across the lifespan. (PLO 2; AACN 1.2a, 1.3a-c, 2.3e)
- Link the concepts of genetics, age, and gender to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. (PLO 2; AACN 1.2a, 1.3a-c)
- Relate medication safety to the role of the nurse as an active participant within the interprofessional healthcare team. (PLO 1, 2, 6; AACN 2.4e, 2.5a, 2.9c, 2.9e, 5.1a, 5.1b, 5.2a-e, 6.1d, 6.2c)
- Integrate clinical reasoning to ensure safe medication interventions for clients with a diversity of conditions. (PLO 1, 2, 4; AACN 1.3a-c, 2.5c-e, 2.6d, 2.7b, 5.2b, 8.3b)
- Extrapolate select principles of anatomy and physiology as applicable to the pathophysiology of acute, chronic, and complex conditions. (PLO 2; 1.3a-c, 2.3e)
- Include the client as an active partner in medication safety, knowledge, and adherence. (PLO 2, 3, 5; AACN 2.2e, 2.5b, 2.8a-e, 7.2e, 9.1f)
Resources from:
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Barbour-Taylor, T., Mueller (Sabato), L., Paris, D., & Weaver, D. (2024). Pharmacology for Nurses. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/pharmacology/pages/1-introduction
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Bertiz, R., Sharpe-Mason, C., Sohrabi, T., Wright, J. S., Magerer, D., Agostini, M., & Kefelegn, M. (n.d.). Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Basics for Nurses. Montgomery College Pressbooks. (n.d.) https://pressbooks.montgomerycollege.edu/pathophysiologyandpharmacology/front-matter/montgomery-college-nursing-program-open-textbook-on-pathophysiology-and-pharmacology/
- Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2023). Nursing Pharmacology-2e (2nd ed.). WisTech Open. https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/pharmacology2e/
Attribution Statement
Nursing Pharmacology-2e Copyright © 2023 by WisTech Open is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Pharmacology for Nurses. Copyright © 2024 by OpenStax is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License v4.0
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Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Basics for Nurses Copyright © by Raquel Bertiz, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE-A is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
