NUR 520 - Neuropsychopharmacology

Credit(s): 3

This course is a specialty course for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. Principles of neuropsychopharmacology, which includes neurobiology, indication, mechanisms of action, common side effects, adverse reactions, and safety issues of psychiatric drugs are examined. Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, cholinesterase inhibitors, hypnotics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants are discussed. Algorithms are presented in understanding best evidence-based pharmacological interventions. Regulatory legalities of the prescriptive role are explored.