Clinical pharmacology for nurses I
Ms J Marriott
2 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula
The subject covers an introduction to pharmacology and related terminology. Specific areas taught include the pharmacology of anaesthetics and pain relief, rheumatology, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, treatment of infection, ocular disorders, skin disorders, gynaecology and obstetrics. The subject is taught by lectures.
Assessment
Assignment (500 words): 30% * Examination (1.5 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (eds) Pharmacology and drug information for nurses 3rd edn, Saunders, Bailliere Tindall, 1989