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The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation
NURS 5334 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Spring 2018, 11 Weeks AP
Instructor(s):
Mary Davis, DNP, RN, ANP-C, ADM-BC---NURS 5334 401 & 402
Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty/Lead Instructor, Advanced Pharmacology for NPs
Faculty/Lab Instructor (Advanced Health Assessment),
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program
E. Monee' Carter-Griffin, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC---NURS 5334 403
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Associate Chair for Advanced Practice Nursing, Graduate Program
Faculty, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Program Faculty, Doctorate Nursing Practice Program
Email
Mary Davis:
Faculty Profile: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/mary%20-davis
Email
E. Monee Carter-Griffin:
Faculty Profile: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/essence-carter-griffin
Instructor Office or Department Location: Pickard Hall, Rm #626.
Dr. Carter office Pickard Hall, Rm # 510.
Office Hours (Virtual): By Appointment Only. Please email the professor to schedule an individual
or small group, virtual work session during office hours or at a separate time if necessary. Include the
purpose of the meeting, what you hope to learn because of this meeting and who will be participating
in the meeting. The purpose of virtual office hours is to address those unique instructional challenges
or questions that require a response that cannot be answered via email, an announcement, or the
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question and answer forum provided within the course. Communicated with me will be via MyMav
email. The professor will email the student(s) an invitation to participate in a zoom (virtual) meeting.
Prior to your appointment, you need to email me and include your name and the course number and
section.
Course and Section Information: NURS 5334 401,402, and 403.
Emergency Phone Number for Reaching Faculty
Felicia Chamberlain, (817) 272-0659,
Coordinator – Nursing Administration and Online Education Programs
Time and Place of Class Meetings: This course is entirely on-line, the only way for communication is
through MyMav email, which is the same as Blackboard email.
Description of Course Content: This course focuses on the development of an advanced
pharmacological knowledge base, and the application of new knowledge gained through evaluating
case summaries, writing prescriptions, and synthesizing the critical components of the medication,
such as the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Prescribe drugs based on knowledge of drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as it relates
to relevant individual patient characteristics (e.g. age, culture, & gender).
2. Prescribe drugs based on efficacy, safety, cost, expected outcomes, and other health conditions.
3. Apply appropriate monitoring parameters in assessing the impact and efficacy of drug treatment.
4. Minimize drug reactions/interactions with special attention on vulnerable populations such as
infants, children, pregnant & lactating women, and older adults.
5. Counsel the patient/family concerning drug regimens, side effects, interactions with
other prescriptions/non-prescription drugs, herbal preparations, and food supplements.
6. Write prescriptions that fulfill the legal requirements for advanced practice nursing
prescriptive authority in the student's prospective State.
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Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials: REQUIRED
• Burchum, J. R, & Rosenthal, L. D. (2016). Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing
care (9th ed.). Saunders Elsevier: St. Louis, MO, ISBN: 9780323321907
EITHER Electronic OR Hardcopy is acceptable.
o This textbook comes with a code that will allow you to access online materials
which you may find helpful to understand concepts presented in the course. This
text has a study guide available. The study guide contains more RN-level
materials and is not appropriate for graduate level learning but may be helpful as
a refresher.
SUPPLEMENTAL (Not Required): Textbooks or Equipment
• Battista, E. (2012). Crash Course: Pharmacology (4th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier.
• Brenner. G. M. & Stevens, C. W. (2013). Pharmacology (4th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
• Dowhower, K., & Vrana, K. D. (2011). Elsevier’s Integrated Pharmacology
(2nd). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
• Fishman, S. M. (2012). Responsible opioid prescribing (2nd ed.).
Washington, DC: Waterford Life Sciences.
• Lexicomp. (2013). Drug information handbook for advanced practice nursing
(14th ed.). Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc.
• Lee, A. (2017). MPR nurse practitioner’s edition. New York, NY: Haymarket
Media.
• Olson, J. M. (2011). Clinical pharmacology made ridiculously simple (4th ed.).
Miami, FL: Mosby/Elsevier.
• Access to UTA library via www.uta.edu/library/databases/ 5 NURS 5334
Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Descriptions of major assignments and examinations: Advanced pharmacology for Nurse
practitioners course consists of Prescription Table with Prescription Pad, Case studies, discussion
boards, and two examinations. For all course assignments, please refer to the course calendar in this
syllabus for specific dates and times. Also refer to Blackboard for more details concerning these
assignments and for grading rubrics. In this course, all times are central standard times. There will be
no extra credits or makeup assignments.
1) Case Studies, Discussion Boards, and Prescription Table with Prescription Pad: In each
module, students will be challenged with a case study. The Case Studies will include realistic
patient presentations and including medical histories, physical examination findings, and
laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving
approach. Students will be provided with a diagnosis related to the patient presentation,
assigned readings, videos, lectures, etc. Students will read the entire case study, select
appropriate medication(s), and complete the Prescription Table with Prescription Pad for
each
Spring 2018 NURS 5334 Advanced
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation
NURS 5334 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Spring 2018, 11 Weeks AP
Instructor(s):
Mary Davis, DNP, RN, ANP-C, ADM-BC---NURS 5334 401 & 402
Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty/Lead Instructor, Advanced Pharmacology for NPs
Faculty/Lab Instructor (Advanced Health Assessment),
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program
E. Monee' Carter-Griffin, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC---NURS 5334 403
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Associate Chair for Advanced Practice Nursing, Graduate Program
Faculty, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Program Faculty, Doctorate Nursing Practice Program
Mary Davis:
Faculty Profile: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/mary%20-davis
E. Monee Carter-Griffin:
Faculty Profile: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/essence-carter-griffin
Instructor Office or Department Location: Pickard Hall, Rm #626.
Dr. Carter office Pickard Hall, Rm # 510.
Office Hours (Virtual): By Appointment Only. Please email the professor to schedule an individual
or small group, virtual work session during office hours or at a separate time if necessary. Include the
purpose of the meeting, what you hope to learn because of this meeting and who will be participating
in the meeting. The purpose of virtual office hours is to address those unique instructional challenges
or questions that require a response that cannot be answered via email, an announcement, or the
Spring 2018 NURS 5334 Advanced
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question and answer forum provided within the course. Communicated with me will be via MyMav
email. The professor will email the student(s) an invitation to participate in a zoom (virtual) meeting.
Prior to your appointment, you need to email me and include your name and the course number and
section.
Course and Section Information: NURS 5334 401,402, and 403.
Emergency Phone Number for Reaching Faculty
Felicia Chamberlain, (817) 272-0659,
Coordinator – Nursing Administration and Online Education Programs
Time and Place of Class Meetings: This course is entirely on-line, the only way for communication is
through MyMav email, which is the same as Blackboard email.
Description of Course Content: This course focuses on the development of an advanced
pharmacological knowledge base, and the application of new knowledge gained through evaluating
case summaries, writing prescriptions, and synthesizing the critical components of the medication,
such as the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Prescribe drugs based on knowledge of drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as it relates
to relevant individual patient characteristics (e.g. age, culture, & gender).
2. Prescribe drugs based on efficacy, safety, cost, expected outcomes, and other health conditions.
3. Apply appropriate monitoring parameters in assessing the impact and efficacy of drug treatment.
4. Minimize drug reactions/interactions with special attention on vulnerable populations such as
infants, children, pregnant & lactating women, and older adults.
5. Counsel the patient/family concerning drug regimens, side effects, interactions with
other prescriptions/non-prescription drugs, herbal preparations, and food supplements.
6. Write prescriptions that fulfill the legal requirements for advanced practice nursing
prescriptive authority in the student's prospective State.
Spring 2018 NURS 5334 Advanced
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Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials: REQUIRED
• Burchum, J. R, & Rosenthal, L. D. (2016). Lehne’s pharmacology for nursing
care (9th ed.). Saunders Elsevier: St. Louis, MO, ISBN: 9780323321907
EITHER Electronic OR Hardcopy is acceptable.
o This textbook comes with a code that will allow you to access online materials
which you may find helpful to understand concepts presented in the course. This
text has a study guide available. The study guide contains more RN-level
materials and is not appropriate for graduate level learning but may be helpful as
a refresher.
SUPPLEMENTAL (Not Required): Textbooks or Equipment
• Battista, E. (2012). Crash Course: Pharmacology (4th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier.
• Brenner. G. M. & Stevens, C. W. (2013). Pharmacology (4th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
• Dowhower, K., & Vrana, K. D. (2011). Elsevier’s Integrated Pharmacology
(2nd). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
• Fishman, S. M. (2012). Responsible opioid prescribing (2nd ed.).
Washington, DC: Waterford Life Sciences.
• Lexicomp. (2013). Drug information handbook for advanced practice nursing
(14th ed.). Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc.
• Lee, A. (2017). MPR nurse practitioner’s edition. New York, NY: Haymarket
Media.
• Olson, J. M. (2011). Clinical pharmacology made ridiculously simple (4th ed.).
Miami, FL: Mosby/Elsevier.
• Access to UTA library via www.uta.edu/library/databases/ 5 NURS 5334
Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Descriptions of major assignments and examinations: Advanced pharmacology for Nurse
practitioners course consists of Prescription Table with Prescription Pad, Case studies, discussion
boards, and two examinations. For all course assignments, please refer to the course calendar in this
syllabus for specific dates and times. Also refer to Blackboard for more details concerning these
assignments and for grading rubrics. In this course, all times are central standard times. There will be
no extra credits or makeup assignments.
1) Case Studies, Discussion Boards, and Prescription Table with Prescription Pad: In each
module, students will be challenged with a case study. The Case Studies will include realistic
patient presentations and including medical histories, physical examination findings, and
laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving
approach. Students will be provided with a diagnosis related to the patient presentation,
assigned readings, videos, lectures, etc. Students will read the entire case study, select
appropriate medication(s), and complete the Prescription Table with Prescription Pad for
each
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