This course introduces fundamental principles of pharmacology and related pathophysiology for you understand how drugs work and interact with the human body across the lifespan. This course is crucial to promoting safe medication practice and promoting the quality use of medicines. The emphasis is on safe medication practice, underpinned by the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS). You will apply knowledge of professional, ethical and legal codes and standards to decision making and practice in medication administration.
Course detail
- Prerequisite
- (NUR141 or NUR116 or HLT132) and (LFS103 or HLT100) and enrolled in Program SC391, SC392, SC393
- Antirequisite
- PAR231
- Semester of offer Subject to change
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- Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Caboolture: Semester 1
- Fraser Coast: Semester 1
- Gympie: Semester 1
- Units
- 12.00
- Tuition fee
- 3.1:Nursing, Midwifery, Foreign Languages
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- Class timetable
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Course outline
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