Nursing Pharmacology
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Course Description This course is the second of two courses that build on prerequisite natural, physical, and social sciences. The course provides the student with a foundation for the understanding of pathophysiologic processes common to select health problems across the lifespan in diverse populations and the efficacious use of pharmacological agents. Disease processes are explored with a focus on etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations. Students will learn the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of pharmaceutical agents and their use in health promotion, treatment, and symptom management across the lifespan. Course Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, the student will: 1. Use the nursing process to describe the association between pathophysiology and pharmacology for selected health problems across the lifespan. 2. Describe the pathophysiology, genetic relationship, clinical manifestations and appropriate social determinants of health relevant to health status across the lifespan. 3. Differentiate between selected normal and pathophysiologic changes across the lifespan. 4. Describe principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and genetic influence, as appropriate, for selected pharmaceutical agents; 5. Identify the manifestation of pharmaceutical (e.g., adverse drug reactions) absorption, distribution, and pharmacokinetics for selected pharmaceutical agents; 6. Explain the use of selected pharmaceutical agents in selected health problems (for example, polypharmacy in the elderly) across the lifespan; 7. Describe the complications associated with selected health problems; and 8. Identify the use of selected Week 10 Tuesday 3/24/2026 BASC 202 Exam 1000 Class 1050-1230 Exam 3 Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Stomach Disorders • Pathophysiology of gastroestophageal reflux disease (GERD) • Pathophysiology of hiatial hernia • Pathophysiology of peptic ulcer disease • Medications for Stomach Disorders o Antacids ▪ Aluminum hydroxide o Histamine2 (H2) Antagonists [-tidine] ▪ Famotidine o Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) [-prazole] ▪ Omeprazole o Mucosal barrier fortifier ▪ Sucralfate o Prostaglandin E Analog ▪ Misoprostol Required: Prior to class please view VoicedOver PowerPoints and materials posted in the Learning Materials Folder in Blackboard Recommended: Pharmacology 2e ➢ Part 7- GI Systems ➢ 7.3: Antiulcer Medications Ticket to Class Medication Table 6: Stomach Disorders Due 3/22/2026 @ 2359 Week 11 Tuesday 3/31/2026 BASC 202 Class 1000-1230 Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Anti-Emetic Medications • Anticholinergic o Scopolamine • Antihistamine o Meclizine hydrochloride o Dimenhydrinate • Antidopaminergics (anti-psychotic) o Prochlorperazine • Prokinetic agent o Metoclopramide • Serotonin Antagonist o Ondansetron Required: Prior to class please view VoicedOver PowerPoints and materials posted in the Learning Materials Folder in Blackboard Recommended: Pharmacology 2e ➢ Part 7- GI Systems ➢ 7.5: Antiemetics Case Study 3 Due 3/29/2026 @ 2359 Urinary System Pathophysiology of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) • Medication for BPH 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor ▪ Finasteride o PDE5 Inhibitors ▪ Sidenafil ▪ Tidenafil o Anticholinergic ▪ Oxybutynin • Pathophysiology of urinary tract infections (UTI) o Urinary Analgesic ▪ Phenazopyridine Review of Alpha1 blocker in BPH management
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Quizzes
Focus on the topics that I have more difficulty with, especially the mechanism of action connected to the medication class and recalling the medication name.
Tests
Create exams based on pathophysiology and questions that will be tested in nursing pharmacology exams. Use the following question styles: case studies, SATA (select all that apply), matrix/grid, drag-and-drop (ordered response), drop-down cloze, hot spot (image identification), and bow-tie questions, designed to test decision-making and safety. Also do Bloom Ap format for the NCLEX.
Flashcards
Make sure you also target the following: Drug class, drug name and their suffix, mechanism of action, side effects, nursing action and consideration, patient education, indications, and desired outcomes. Make sure you also cover every term that the topic at hand is covering.
Chat
Break down long and complicated topics into easy-to-digest pieces. Explain it for a person who has never come across this material before and now needs to understand it because they have an exam tomorrow.
