NA650 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology II (6 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): NA645  
This course is the second in a series of two courses.  This course builds on the Registered Nurse’s prior baccalaureate curriculum in anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to provide an advanced study in physiology and pathophysiology across the lifespan.  Topics covered in this course include cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, urology, immunology, hematology, the stress/disease response systems, and the gastro-intestinal system.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Describe normal physiology for body systems across the lifespan.
2. Apply the principles of physiology to recognize pathophysiologic states.
3. Synthesize knowledge of altered physiology to articulate appropriate differential diagnosis of pathophysiologic states.
4. Formulate a care plan based on a patient’s differential diagnosis.
5. Interpret the implications of pathophysiological alterations across the lifespan.
6. Describe the development of clinical manifestations of a disease based on the interrelatedness of pathophysiologic changes.