MSN and Post-Masters Syllabus
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health
Innovation
NURS-5334 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Fall 2025
As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this schedule
in any way that serves the educational needs of the students enrolled in this course.
–Patti A Parker, PhD, RN, ACNS, ANP, GNP, BC, GS-C
Jump to: Instructor Information | Course Information | Grading Information | University & Program Policies |
Academic & Wellness Resources | Safety Information & Resources | Course Schedule
Instructor Information
Instructor Name
Patti A Parker, PhD, RN, ACNS, ANP, GNP, BC, GS-C Assistant Clinical Professor
Office Location
616 Pickard Hall
View Campus Map
Office Phone Number
817.272.4874
Email Address
Faculty Profile
Patti Parker Faculty Profile
Office Hours
Selected Fridays from 1-2 pm CST via Teams and by appointment.
Link for students to access the OH sessions is within the Canvas course
Communication Guidelines
My preferred communication method is please reach out to me from your UTA email, to my UTA email
address above
Response to student emails can generally be expected within 24 hours with a 48 hour maximum time frame.
1 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
,Course Information
Section Information
Course Start Date—September 22, 2025
Section 401
Course Delivery Method
This course is designated accelerated online, which means the course will be delivered entirely online with no
required class meetings.
Time and Place of Class Meetings
This course is an asynchronous online course. There are no in person meetings for this course. All work will be
submitted via Canvas and must be submitted by the due date. Feel free to reach out for questions or concerns.
Each of you will be assigned to a section instructor—they are available, as am I to assist in your learning this
semester.
Important dates related to the class including registration and drop dates can be found at: Accelerated Online
Calendar - Office of the Registrar - The University of Texas at Arlington (uta.edu).
Time Zone
This course operates on Central Time. All times listed for class meeting times, exams, and assignment deadlines
are in Central Time. All students regardless of their physical location are required to adhere to the Central
Standard Time zone due dates and times. It is the student’s responsibility to know, in which time zone
they are located, how it differs from the CST zone, and to ensure they follow the due dates and times
accordingly. Late assignments or tests will not be accepted if the student encounters difficulties due to time
zone discrepancies.
Description of Course Content
This course is the study of clinical pharmacological therapeutics for advanced nursing practice.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites—N5315 or Certificate Program Standing
Student Learning Outcomes
MSN Essentials 2011:
1. Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities
2. Organizational and Systems Leadership
3. Quality Improvement and Safety
4. Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice
5. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
6. Health Policy and Advocacy
7. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
8. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health
9. Master’s Level Nursing Practice
2 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
, MSN Program Outcomes:
1. Demonstrates competence in an advanced nursing role.1
2. Participate in scholarly endeavors to advanced nursing knowledge.
3. Provide leadership in professional nursing and interdisciplinary health care.1
1
Denotes the post master’s certificate program outcomes.
Student Learning Outcomes:
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 & older adults.
5. Counsel the patient /family concerning drug regimens, side effects, interactions with other
prescription /non-prescription drugs, herbal preparations, and food supplements.
6. Write prescriptions that fulfill the legal requirements for advanced practice nursing prescriptive
authority in the state of Texas.
Applicable MSN Student Module/Content Assessment
Degree Program Learning
Essential Outcome Outcome
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 1: Required readings
Prescribing Basics Videos and slides created by
Drugs Used for Bone instructor
Disease Practice Questions
Drugs Used for Quiz One
Urological Disease Final Exam
Drugs Used for Ear and
Eye Disease
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 2: Required readings
Principles of Videos and slides created by
Pharmacology instructor
Prescribing Drugs Practice Questions
Across the Lifespan Pediatric Prescribing Exercise
Quiz One
Final Exam
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 3: Required readings
Drugs Used for Skin Videos and slides created by
Disease instructor
Drugs Used for Practice Questions
Immune Disease Quiz Two
Practice Prescribing Case
Exercise
Final Exam
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 4: Required readings
Drugs Used in Videos and slides created by
3 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health
Innovation
NURS-5334 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
Fall 2025
As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this schedule
in any way that serves the educational needs of the students enrolled in this course.
–Patti A Parker, PhD, RN, ACNS, ANP, GNP, BC, GS-C
Jump to: Instructor Information | Course Information | Grading Information | University & Program Policies |
Academic & Wellness Resources | Safety Information & Resources | Course Schedule
Instructor Information
Instructor Name
Patti A Parker, PhD, RN, ACNS, ANP, GNP, BC, GS-C Assistant Clinical Professor
Office Location
616 Pickard Hall
View Campus Map
Office Phone Number
817.272.4874
Email Address
Faculty Profile
Patti Parker Faculty Profile
Office Hours
Selected Fridays from 1-2 pm CST via Teams and by appointment.
Link for students to access the OH sessions is within the Canvas course
Communication Guidelines
My preferred communication method is please reach out to me from your UTA email, to my UTA email
address above
Response to student emails can generally be expected within 24 hours with a 48 hour maximum time frame.
1 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
,Course Information
Section Information
Course Start Date—September 22, 2025
Section 401
Course Delivery Method
This course is designated accelerated online, which means the course will be delivered entirely online with no
required class meetings.
Time and Place of Class Meetings
This course is an asynchronous online course. There are no in person meetings for this course. All work will be
submitted via Canvas and must be submitted by the due date. Feel free to reach out for questions or concerns.
Each of you will be assigned to a section instructor—they are available, as am I to assist in your learning this
semester.
Important dates related to the class including registration and drop dates can be found at: Accelerated Online
Calendar - Office of the Registrar - The University of Texas at Arlington (uta.edu).
Time Zone
This course operates on Central Time. All times listed for class meeting times, exams, and assignment deadlines
are in Central Time. All students regardless of their physical location are required to adhere to the Central
Standard Time zone due dates and times. It is the student’s responsibility to know, in which time zone
they are located, how it differs from the CST zone, and to ensure they follow the due dates and times
accordingly. Late assignments or tests will not be accepted if the student encounters difficulties due to time
zone discrepancies.
Description of Course Content
This course is the study of clinical pharmacological therapeutics for advanced nursing practice.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites—N5315 or Certificate Program Standing
Student Learning Outcomes
MSN Essentials 2011:
1. Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities
2. Organizational and Systems Leadership
3. Quality Improvement and Safety
4. Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice
5. Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
6. Health Policy and Advocacy
7. Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
8. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health
9. Master’s Level Nursing Practice
2 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
, MSN Program Outcomes:
1. Demonstrates competence in an advanced nursing role.1
2. Participate in scholarly endeavors to advanced nursing knowledge.
3. Provide leadership in professional nursing and interdisciplinary health care.1
1
Denotes the post master’s certificate program outcomes.
Student Learning Outcomes:
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 & older adults.
5. Counsel the patient /family concerning drug regimens, side effects, interactions with other
prescription /non-prescription drugs, herbal preparations, and food supplements.
6. Write prescriptions that fulfill the legal requirements for advanced practice nursing prescriptive
authority in the state of Texas.
Applicable MSN Student Module/Content Assessment
Degree Program Learning
Essential Outcome Outcome
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 1: Required readings
Prescribing Basics Videos and slides created by
Drugs Used for Bone instructor
Disease Practice Questions
Drugs Used for Quiz One
Urological Disease Final Exam
Drugs Used for Ear and
Eye Disease
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 2: Required readings
Principles of Videos and slides created by
Pharmacology instructor
Prescribing Drugs Practice Questions
Across the Lifespan Pediatric Prescribing Exercise
Quiz One
Final Exam
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 3: Required readings
Drugs Used for Skin Videos and slides created by
Disease instructor
Drugs Used for Practice Questions
Immune Disease Quiz Two
Practice Prescribing Case
Exercise
Final Exam
1-9 1-3 1-6 Module 4: Required readings
Drugs Used in Videos and slides created by
3 Updated Monday, September 29, 2025
