NURS 7420 Advanced Pharmacology Across the Life Span
This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of pharmacology and drug therapy as it relates to advanced practice (general and/or in a clinical specialty). The interrelationships of nursing and drug therapy will be explored through study of pharmacodynamics, dynamics of patient response to medical and nursing therapeutic regimens, and patient teaching as well as the psychosocial, economic, cultural, ethical, and legal factors affecting drug therapy, patient responses, and nursing practice. The role of the nurse practicing in an expanded role in decision-making related to drug therapy is also included.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring, Every Summer
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- NURS7672
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.30 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.60 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Kellie Lapierre | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 32 |
| Spring 2026 | Patricia Underwood | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 32 |
| Summer 2025 | Kenneth Faulkner | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 6 |