NSC2500 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology for Nurses (FOSCI)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst

Units 1.0 (General Nursing) Band 4

Pre-requisite: BIO1203

Synopsis

This course focuses on understanding the basis for disease states that are most prevalent in the developed world and how they can be treated. Major topics to be covered include mental health, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, peptic ulcer disease, diabetes mellitus, asthma and cancer. Perioperative drugs will also be considered.