NU 238 - Pathopharmacology I

This course focuses on the pathophysiology of disease and its relationship to pharmacological interventions. Utilizing the nursing process, the student will examine disease states affecting the neurological, neuromuscular, endocrine, cardiac, renal, respiratory, ophthalmological and ontological systems. Emphasis will be on the role of the nurse in creating a safe patient environment and in evaluating the patient’s response to drug therapy. Format will be lecture and seminar for case study analysis.

Four credits.