Bioscientific Basis for Prescribing

This is a core subject in the Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing which will outline the core bioscientific concepts to support safe and effective prescribing. Students will develop foundational knowledge in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and therapeutics to underpin their prescribing decisions. To support students to analyse the effects of commonly used medications, students will also revise core biochemical, physiological and pathophysiological concepts. This knowledge will be applied to understand the action of medications used to manage national health priority problems such as; pain, mood disorders, cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic conditions and infection.