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5549C Pediatric Pharmacology For Advanced Nursing Practice (3) This is a course in clinical pharmacotherapeutics that builds on prior knowledge of drug classifications, actions, interactions and adverse drug reactions. The major focus of the course is the pharmacotherapeutic use of medicatins for primary health care management of children from birth to eighteen years of age by advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is placed on the clinical critical thinking process used to prescribe drugs in the management of specific illnesses. The Missouri laws for advanced practice nurse prescriptive authority will be addressed. Core concepts include pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapeutics, health-related information, medication compliance and issues that pertain to the prescribing of medications in advanced nursing practice. Prerequisite: N548 Advanced Pathophysiology
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