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Louisville, Kentucky
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NURS 658
Advanced Neonatal Pharmacology
This course provides a basis for understanding the pharmacokinetics and actions of specific groups of drugs commonly used in neonatal advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on pharmacological action of drugs, side effects, appropriate dosing, monitoring, drug interactions and guidelines for use of drugs in the critically ill neonate from admission to the NICU to discharge. Legal and ethical considerations of prescriptive practice are also addressed
Units: 3.0
Corequisites:
NURS 629 - Advanced Health Assessment of the Neonate
Prerequisites:
NURS 655 - Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Decision Making
and
NURS 652 - Advanced Statistical Application
and
NURS 636 - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Residency I
and
NURS 633 - Advanced Neonatal Pathophysiology and Clinical Management I
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NURS 613 - Introduction to Health Care Policy
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NURS 608 - Healthcare Systems and Economics
and
NURS 607 - Foundation Concepts of Evidence Based Practice
and
NURS 605 - Theoretical Application for Practice