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An advanced pharmacology course would lead to the increase in the confidence level of nurses, better educated patients and improved safety in both inpatient and outpatient interactions. This course includes a wide range of medical conditions and the medications associated with them. This course will help nurses to fulfill the American Nurses Credentialing Center 25 - contact hour pharmacotherapeutics requirement for certification.
An advanced pharmacology course would increase the knowledge of nurses about the medications, dosages, and possible side effects. This course helps the nurses to understand the legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities of prescribing pharmaceuticals. This course helps to expand the pharmacological knowledge of nurses which includes the cellular response level, for the management of individuals in the acute care and primary care setting. This course enables the nurses to check the most current product information provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose, the method and duration of administration and contraindications.
This is how, an advanced pharmacology course add to the RNs current knowledge