NURS 531 - Applied Psychopharmacology

This course prepares the student for prescribing psychiatric medications across the lifespan. Building on general advanced pharmacology principles, this course will facilitate a deeper understanding of neurobiology and the role pharmacology has in treating certain psychiatric disorders. This course will introduce best practice models for pharmacology that include consideration of diagnosis, patient preference, safety analysis, and pharmacogenomic biomarkers.
3 credit hours