NURS 2500 - Pathopharmacology I

3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.

This is the first course of a two-course sequence, which integrates concepts from pathophysiology and pharmacology. The content focuses on alterations in physiology that produce clinical responses in the body. Pharmacology is introduced as one modality used in the treatment of disease. Theories of stress, adaptation, and systems provide the basis for understanding how the body adjusts or fails to adjust to disease processes.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100 and ENGL 1200 , PSY 1100 , SOC 1100 , BIOL 1200 and BIOL 1300 , and CHEM 1200 .