Restriction(s): Admission to Post-licensure MSN program in Direct Care concentration and Pre-licensure MSN program. This course prepares advanced practice nurses to accurately describe, administer, and counsel individual’s safe medication regimens. Medication prescriptive authority within scope of practice is examined. Pharmacologic principles, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action of frequently prescribed drug classes will be discussed in relation to physiologic systems. Drug seeking, substance abuse, diversion, and issues of polypharmacy for particular populations are explored. Special fee.