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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 230 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice I

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: BIO 221, 223; CHM 101, 102.
First course in a two-semester sequence that provides the knowledge foundation for understanding alterations and adaptations in physiological processes in humans. The content builds the learner’s knowledge from the physical sciences. The content selected for study is essential to critical thinking, clinical judgment, and therapeutic interventions in illness-related phenomena. Humans’ ability to adapt to physiological alterations are presented and discussed throughout the course. Principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmakinetics are introduced and concepts of pharmacology are integrated throughout the course.
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