Add Barkley to Enhance Your
Pharmacology Program!
Course Faculty
What is our 45‐Hour Advanced Pharmacology Course?
Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP‐BC, FAANP
President, Barkley & Associates
www.NPcourses.com
and
Professor of Nursing
Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs
California State University, Los Angeles
A 45-hour online course, designed to meet the required
advanced pharmacology for NP students to graduate. This
comprehensive course is broken down by pharmacological
topics and includes seven quizzes, two 100-item exams and
one 50-item exam. ThisRobert Fellin, PharmD, BCPS
course is cost effective, flexible, and
Faculty, Barkley & Associates
user-friendly; guaranteed
to ease your job as faculty.
Pharmacist, Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Pharmacology modules Elizabeth VandeWaa, PhD
are accessible until students graduate!
Faculty, Barkley & Associates
Professor of Nursing
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
What’s Included with your Advanced Pharmacology?
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18 Video-based modules
Slide handouts covering all material
Seven 25-item best answer multiple choice quizzes
Two 100-item exams
One 50-item exam
Detailed score reports
Use our comprehensive pharmacology modules in any of the following ways:
1. To fulfill your school’s required advanced pharmacology requirement.
2. To support your program’s current advanced pharmacology course.
(Assign modules to coincide with your current lectures.)
3. To enhance your second year course work. (Implement modules,
chapter by chapter, to reinforce pharmacology content such as
requiring the cardiovascular pharmacology module to be reviewed
with second year cardiovascular course content.)
How does our Advanced Pharmacology benefit Faculty?
 We do all the work for you, including emailing log-in
information to students and providing technical support
throughout the program.
 18 comprehensive video modules detailing required
components of the course help enhance your pharmacology
program.
 These modules may be divided weekly to fit any program
whether it is semester or quarterly based.
How does our Advanced Pharmacology benefit Faculty?
 Quizzes following the video modules enable faculty to
monitor student’s progress, session by session.
 Two 100-item exams and one 50-item exam reinforce the
material and ensure that students master the material.
How does our Advanced Pharmacology benefit Students?
 Online video modules are available 24/7 to meet the busy
schedules of students.
 PowerPoint slide handouts are available to print so that
students may access content offline.
 Quizzes and exams are available for faculty to schedule
any day of the week.
 No additional texts help students save money!
Catalog Description
Pharmacokinetic principles and pharmacotherapeutic agents
are explored in-depth for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
common patient conditions encountered in both primary care
and acute care settings.
Student Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives:
(Adapted from the California Board of Registered Nursing Nurse Practitioner
Furnishing Number Application.)
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Use the database obtained from the health assessment of the
patient to identify an appropriate therapeutic regimen,
including drugs and/or devices
2. Use knowledge of pharmacokinetics when developing a
therapeutic regimen that maximizes the therapeutic
effectiveness while minimizing adverse reactions
Student Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives:
3. Use knowledge of pharmacodynamics to observe the effects of
drugs and/or devices on a patient; to predict the patient’s
response; and to understand the effects of the drugs and/or
devices
4. Evaluate the response and compliance of the patient to the
drugs and/or devices and implement appropriate action
Student Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives:
5. Provide appropriate patient education regarding the furnished
drugs and/or devices
6. Furnish drugs and/or devices pursuant to standardized
procedures and in conformance with applicable laws, codes
and/or regulations. Includes knowledge of Pharmacy rules
and regulations, Health & Safety Codes and the Federal
Register
Student Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives:
7. Examine appropriate guidelines for the pharmacological
management of selected health care syndromes/diseases
commonly encountered with awareness of patient’s nutrition,
culture, ethnicity and socioeconomic status
8. Use knowledge and awareness of the role of herbal and
natural remedies while treating disease states
Sample Calendar: Semester Course
SESSION / DATE
Session 1:
Session 2
Session 3
CONTENT
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Introduction to the Course
Advanced Introductory Principles of Pharmacology
Ethnopharmacology
QUIZ 1 (Advanced Introductory Principles and Ethnopharmacology)
Peripheral and Central Nervous System Agents
Psychopharmacology
QUIZ 2 (Peripheral and Central Nervous System Agents and Psychopharmacology)
Session 4
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Cardiovascular Pharmacology Part 1
Cardiovascular Pharmacology Part 2 Renal Pharmacology
QUIZ 3 (Cardiovascular Pharmacology Part 1, Cardiovascular Pharmacology Part 2, Renal Pharmacology)
Sample Calendar: Semester Course
SESSION / DATE
Session 5
CONTENT
• Exam I (Advanced Principles, Peripheral and Central Nervous System Agents, Psychopharmacology, Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology)
Session 6
• Respiratory Pharmacology
Session 7
• Quiz 4 (Respiratory Pharmacology)
• Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Session 8
• Online Module: Prescribing Controlled Substances
Session 9
• Quiz 5: (Gastrointestinal Pharmacology)
• Endocrine and Reproductive Pharmacology
Sample Calendar: Semester Course
SESSION / DATE
CONTENT
Session 10
• Quiz 6 (Endocrine and Reproductive Pharmacology)
• Drugs for Inflammation
• Drugs for Bacterial Infections
Session 11
• Drugs for Viral Diseases
• Drugs for Fungal Infections
Session 12
• Quiz 7 (Drugs for Inflammation, Drugs for Bacterial Infections, Drugs for Viral Diseases, Drugs for Fungal Infections)
• Online Module: Exploring the Top 20 Drugs
Session 13
• Exam II (Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Reproductive, Drugs for Inflammation, Drugs for Bacterial Infections, Drugs for Viral Diseases, Drugs for Fungal Infections)
Sample Calendar: Semester Course
SESSION / DATE
CONTENT
Session 14
Special Topics
• Pain Management Discussion • Ocular Pharmacology
• Dermatology Pharmacology
• Drugs for Headaches
• Herbal Preparations
• Medication Errors and Risk Reduction
• Others
Session 15
Quiz 8: (Prescribing Controlled Substances Module, Exploring the Top 20 Module, and Lecture Content from Special Topics)
Sample Lecture
Sample Handouts
Sample Faculty Report
Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1
Overall Score and Total Time
Score by Subject
Pharmacology
Cardio PT 1
Cardio PT 2
PNS CNS
Psychopharmacology
Renal
Score by Subject
Seven 25-item
Best Answer Multiple
Choice Quizzes
Two 100‐Item Exams
 Exam I (Advanced Principles, Autonomic, CNS,
Psychopharmacology, Cardiovascular, and Renal Pharmacology)
 Exam II (Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Reproductive,
Anti-inflammatory, Anti-infective, Anti-viral, and Anti-fungal Agents)
One 50‐Item Exam
 Exam III (Prescribing Controlled Substances Module, Exploring
the Top 20 Drugs Module, and Lecture Content from Special
Topics)
Evaluation Methods
Grades will be assigned according to earned points based on
exams and activities using the grading scale below:
Quiz / Exam
Percentage
Exam I
20%
Exam II
20%
Exam III
11%
Quiz I
7%
Quiz II
7%
Quiz III
7%
Quiz IV
7%
Quiz V
7%
Quiz VI
7%
Quiz VII
7%
Total
100%
Questions about your online
45-Hour Advanced Pharmacology Course?
Our team is on stand-by to
answer any questions you or
your students may have
regarding your Advanced
Pharmacology Course.
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How much is our online
45-Hour Advanced Pharmacology Course?
Introductory Price!
Retail Price
$199.00
$249.00