Pharmacology Course For Nurses
What will I learn?
Enhance your nursing practice within the Namibian healthcare setting with our Pharmacology Course for Nurses. This course is designed to improve your clinical decision-making and medication safety skills specific to Namibia. Delve into the basic principles of pharmacology, learn about commonly used medicines in Namibia, and master risk assessment and ethical considerations relevant to our practice. You will also learn to identify adverse drug reactions and put effective safety measures in place. Through reflection and practical application to real-world scenarios in Namibia, this course will enable you to integrate pharmacology smoothly into patient-centred care, making sure patients get the best possible outcomes.
Develop skills
Enhance the growth of the practical skills listed below
Master pharmacodynamics: Understand how drugs work and interact, with a focus on medicines used in Namibia.
Enhance clinical decision-making: Improve your ability to assess risks and make ethical decisions in the Namibian context.
Identify adverse reactions: Recognise and manage side effects and contraindications, considering factors specific to our population.
Implement safety protocols: Develop and apply effective medication safety measures relevant to the Namibian healthcare system.
Integrate pharmacology in practice: Seamlessly incorporate pharmacology into your nursing care within Namibia.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.
- Select which chapter to commence with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can include
You’ll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below
This is a free course focused on personal and professional growth. It does not equate to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate qualification, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.