Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice

Course aim

To develop students' knowledge of pathophysiological and pharmacological concepts that may be applied to the understanding of disease states and their management in clinical practice.

Course content

Tissue injury and disease; cellular adaptations to injury in acute and chronic conditions; mechanisms of inflammation, tissue healing and pain; basic principles of pharmacology; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacological approaches to pain and inflammation; adverse effects; drug interactions; drug misuse; abuse and poisoning; the peripheral nervous system pharmacology; issues in quality use of medicines including individual and life stage factors influencing drug responses, client compliance, drug development, clinical principles of neoplasia and treatment; hospital associated infections and public health; age related pathophysiology patterns.

Textbook(s)

Lehne, RA, Pharmacology for Nursing Care, Current edition, Saunders Elsevier, St Louise, MO

Craft, J, Gordon, C, Tiziani, A, Huether, S, McCance, KL, Brashers, VL and Rote, NS, Understanding Pathophysiology, Current edition, Mosby Elsevier, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Students need to complete either group 1 or group 2 prerequisites

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Presentation, Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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