NURS 615 Readings and Resources
Text and Materials
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). ISBN-13: 978-1-4338-3216-1
- You should have a copy of the APA Manual for use throughout the program. If you do not have access to a copy, please purchase it from the virtual bookstore or from any bookstore.
- Hauser, A. L. (2018). Antibiotic basics for clinicians: The ABCs of choosing the right antibacterial agent. (3rd ed.). Lippincott, Williams, && Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1496384485
- Woo, T. M., & Robinson M. V. (2020). Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers (5th ed.). F. A. Davis Publishers. ISBN: 978-0-8036-6926-0
Recommended Readings and Resources
Week 1
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 1: The Role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner as Provider
- Chapter 2: Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology
- Chapter 3: Rational Drug Selection
- Chapter 4: Legal and Professional issues in Prescribing; pp. 43-48
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Week 2
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 5: Adverse Drug Reactions
- Chapter 8: Herbal Therapies and Cannabis
- Chapter 53: Pediatric Patients
- Chapter 55: Geriatric Patients
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Week 3
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 11: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
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Week 4
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 12: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 30: Anxiety and Depression
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Week 5
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians: The ABCs of Choosing the Right Antibacterial Agent
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Week 6
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians: The ABCs of Choosing the Right Antibacterial Agent
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Week 7
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 24: Drugs Used to Treat Viral, Fungal, and Protozoal Infections
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Week 8
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 25: Drugs Used to Treat Inflammatory Processes
- Chapter 44: Pain Management: Acute and Chronic Pain
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Week 9
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 18: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System: Pancreatic Hormones and Antidiabetic Drugs
- Chapter 43: Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism
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Week 10
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 13: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems (pp. 271–326)
- Chapter 19: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System: Pituitary, Thyroid and Adrenal Drugs (pp. 579–593)
- Chapter 35: Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 41: Hyperlipidemia
- Chapter 42: Hypertension
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Week 11
Readings and Resources
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 13: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems (pp. 271–326)
- Chapter 38: Heart Failure
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Week 12
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 14: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
- Chapter 32: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Week 13
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 14: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
- Chapter 45: Pneumonia
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Week 14
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 17: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
- Chapter 36: Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease
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Week 15
Readings and Resources
Required Reading
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers
- Chapter 13: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems (pp. 327–359)
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Week 16
Readings and Resources
No required reading for this week.
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