307487 (v.2) Pharmacotherapeutics 522


Area: School of Pharmacy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 307483 (v.1) Professional Foundations 561
AND
307484 (v.1) Diagnostics 561
AND
307485 (v.1) Pharmacology 521
 
Syllabus: Nurse practitioner scope of practice, role, context of practice and cultural perspectives. Pharmacotherapeutic approaches to treatment of common infectious diseases, and diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, respiratory and renal systems as well as rheumatalogical diseases and pain management. Application of case studies to illustrate pharmacotherapeutic principles. Regulations, legislation, ethical principles, quality use of medicines, accountability, responsibility and polypharmacy. Syllabus will align to requirements of specialty stream.
 
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Field of Education: 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 12 - Nursing
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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