Course Number and Title:
NUR 3043 – Pathophysiology & Pharmacology II
Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours
Placement:
NS-3 Year
Fall 2015
Faculty:
Title
Office:
Office Phone:
Home Phone:
E-mail:
Fax:
Web-site:
Office hours:
Patrick Heyman, PhD, ARNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing
OCE 105
561-803-2829
561-601-3525
patrick_heyman@pba.edu
561-803-2828
E-college
Mon, Tues, Thur 9 – 11 or by appointment
Course Description:
Part II of a comprehensive study of human pathophysiology and the application of pharmacology
appropriate to the professional nurse role and builds on the acquired knowledge from NUR 2013.
Students will demonstrate a cumulative knowledge of the application of pathophysiologic and
pharmacologic processes to the care and promotion of health and wellness across the lifespan.
Major drug classes and prototypical drugs are presented with specific application to nursing care
within the nursing process.
Prerequisites: NUR 2003, 2013, 3023
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Integrate knowledge from the physical, biological, social sciences, NUR 2013 and NUR 2023 to
understand human physiology, genetics, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
2. Influence, using General System Model and the nursing process, the impact of illness and
medications on the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables.
3. Apply the basic principles of pharmacology and the nursing process to selected drugs and their
therapeutic use across the lifespan.
4. Examine professional values (legal and ethical) and the Christian worldview in relation to
foundational skills.
5. Apply professional practice responsibility and accountability standards in pharmacologic
intervention.
Textbooks/Learning Materials:
Required:
Lehne. (2015). Pharmacology for Nursing Care (9th ed). Saint Louis, MO: Saunders.
Nursing Central Software (To sign up, go to nursing.unboundmedicine.com and create an account from a
PBA computer. See Nursing Student Handbook for more information.)
www.medscape.com
Additional Laboratory and Technological Resource
• Kaplan
Teaching/Learning Methods:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Computer exercises
3. Case Studies
Course Requirements:
1. Read all assigned material prior to class.
2. Attend scheduled classes.
3. Be prepared and participate in the class discussion.
4. Take exams and quizzes.
5. Complete all assignments.
Methods of Evaluation:
1. Kaplan Outcome Testing
2. Quizzes and exercises
3. Tests
4. Final examination
5. Kaplan Integrated
6. E-college discussion
5%
5%
60%
30%
See below
Extra Credit
Kaplan Integrated: Pharmacology Test
Students must achieve an identified proficiency on the Kaplan Integrated Pharmacology and Parenteral
Therapy Test. Passing the Kaplan test partially meets NUR 4710 Nursing Professional Competency
requirements. The point allocation is as follows:
Scores
Greater than 60 percentile
3 % + 1 Extra Credit %
50 – 59.9th percentile
3%
40 – 49.9th percentile
2%
30 – 39.9 percentile
1 % plus NUR 4710
remediation
0 % plus NUR 4710 remediation
< 30 percentile
Remediation
Remediates all questions minimum of 45
seconds per question. To be completed by
2%
No remediation or < less than all questions.
0 % /At risk for failing this
course.
Students who do not successfully pass the Kaplan Integrated Pharmacology and Parenteral Therapy must
successfully complete remediation during the following subterm or semester in order to pass NUR 4710.
(See SON BSN Student Handbook and NUR 4710 syllabus.)
Attendance:
Attendance is required. All excused absences from class must be reported. Participation performance will
not be penalized for excused absences. Tests will only be made up for excused absences and must be made
up within one week. Refer to Student Handbook.
Grading Scale:
The following grading scale will be used for all School of Nursing courses. Students must achieve a minimum
of a C in each nursing course. This course will require a minimum of a 75% average for all examinations to
receive a final grade of “C” in the course. Additional assignments listed in the course content will not be
included in the required cumulative test grade. Standard rounding rules apply.
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
D
F
93-100
90-92
87-89
84-86
82-83
79-81
75-78
65-74
64-Below
Additional Policies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1.
Attendance is required. Students who are not present on the day of the exam may make it up at 2/3
of the achieved score.
Check email and access E-college every day.
Students are expected to have completed the required reading and projects in the study guide. In
addition, it is expected that students will review, as needed, content from previous courses that has
application to the current nursing topics (e.g. anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology,
human growth and development, etc.).
Students who miss class on the same day of an exam in another course but show up to take the exam
will lose all class attendance and participation points.
Students found text messaging during classes will be required to leave their phones with the
professor during class time for the duration of the semester.
The following policies are to be followed according to the current edition of the Navigator:
(i)
Computer Usage Policy
(ii)
Dress Code: Standards of Dress and Personal Appearance
(iii)
Academic Standards of Conduct: for the Community Value System and the Six Core Values
of the PBA Community as well as descriptions of infractions of the standards and the
discipline process.
The following policies are to be followed according to the current edition of the PBA School of
Nursing Handbook
(iv)
Scholarship and Integrity
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
Week
1
Professional Behavior and the Care of others
Theory, Laboratory, Practicum Attendance and Assignment Submission
Students with Disability
M: 08/24
T: 08/25
2
M: 08/31
T: 09/1
3
M: 9/7
Off
T: 9/8
4
Content
Neurologic System
Antidepressants, Sedative Hypnotics,
Anxiolytics
Pain, Sleep, Sensory Function
Seizures, Dementia
Alterations of Movement
Extrapyramidal Motor Syndromes
Reading
Lehne, 181 – 398
Lewis, 1441 – 1613
Brain trauma
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Meningitis, Encephalitis
Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, ALS,
Huntington’s disease
Genetics
HIV: VoiceThread only
M: 9/14
T: 9/15
Test 1
Thyroid, and other Endocrine
HRT, OCPs
5
M: 9/21
T: 9/22
Thyroid, and other Endocrince
HRT, OCPs
6
M: 9/28
T: 9/29
Diabetes
Oral hypoglycemics
Insulin
7
M: 10/5
T: 10/6
Renal: Nephrotic Syndrom, ATN, Renal failure Lehne, 436 – 453, 847 – 865
Musculoskeletal: Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis Lewis, 1136 – 1233
8
M: 10/12
T: 10/13
Test 2
Cardiovascular: Hypertension
(Library starts at 13:00)
9
M: 10/19
T: 10/20
M: 10/26
OFF
T: 10/27
Cardiovascular
Hypertension
CAD
Angina Pectoris
Dysrhythmias
M: 11/2
T: 11/3
Heart Failure
Cholesterol
10
11
Test 1: Neuro/Genetics
Lewis, 213 – 218
Lehne, 646 - 685
Lewis, 1234 – 1322
Test 2: Endocrine, Renal,
Skeletal
Lehne, 454 – 614
Lewis, 739 – 925
12
M: 11/9
T: 11/10
Test 3
GI: Esophagus, Stomach
Large, Small intestines, IBD
Liver, Pancreas, Gall Bladder
Test 3: Cardiovascular
Lehne, 891 – 924
Lewis, 926 – 1135
13
M: 11/16
T: 11/17
11/23
11/24
M: 11/30
T: 12/1
No Class Monday: VoiceThread
GI Continued
Cancer
Kaplan Pharm Test
Friday at 11:00.
14
15
Finals Final
Cancer
Test 4
Test 4: GI/Cancer
Tentatively: 12/7 15:30 - 17:55
Assignments:
Tests:
Administered using eCollege. Tests are cumulative from Patho-Pharm I and Health Assessment.
Content Quizzes and Other Exercises:
1. Quizzes: Online quizzes, In-class quizzes, drugs quizzes, A&P Quizzes
2. Kaplan Focused Reviews: Pharmacological-Parenteral Therapy 1, 2, 3: must achieve 85% AND
remediate on all missed questions.
3. UnboundMedicine Exercise
4. Patho Pharm 1 Drug Exercise
Final Examination:
The final examination will be held during the normal final exam period. The final is COMPREHENSIVE.
Extra Credit:
Up to 5% extra credit may be earned by thoughtful and meaningful participation in E-college bulletin board
discussions regarding The Coming Plague and other pertinent topics. Length does not necessarily correlate with
quality. In order to obtain all five points, students must consistently participate from the beginning of the
semester. The extra credit points may raise your grade by a partial grade (B to B+, etc.) but will not raise a
failing grade to a passing grade.
OR Students will find a medscape article that discusses a topic covered in Patho-Pharm II and write a small
paper summarizing the article and pointing out any similarities or differences from what was covered in class.
OR Kaplan Focus Reveiws. Students must achieve 100% on the Focused Review by the day of the
corresponding test AND have remediated at least half an hour per test. 1/2 point per review.
 Endocrine
 Oncology
 Cardiovascular 1 and 2
 Gastrointestinal 1 and 2
 Pathophysiology (before the Final)
 Renal-Urological
 Neurology