Curricular Unit:			Code:
Pharmacology and General Therapeutics			853FTG
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Undergraduate	Nursing	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
• Understand the role of nursing in the field of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; • Acquisition of knowledge of pharmacology and of the major pharmacotherapeutic groups; • Knowledge of pharmacokinetics and clinical parameters; • Knowledge and learning the communication of adverse effects; • Understanding the role and the possibility of drug interactions; • Acquisition of tools to communicate and to promote patient adherence to therapy; In this unit, the student will contribute to the following competencies defined by the Order of Nurses (OE): • Exercise your professional practice according to the ethical, deontological and legal frameworks (criteria 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15) • Act according to the fundamentals delivery and management of care (criteria 20, 25, 46, 50, 51, 58, 68, 71) • Contribute to the professional valuation (criteria 83)
Syllabus:
General principles of Pharmacology, Drug versus medicine. Drug’s pathways in the body (ADME). Basic pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination), and clinical pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics and general mechanisms of drugs action. Drugs acting at the central nervous system: (sedative and hypnotic, antidepressants, psychostimulants and drugs of abuse). Drugs acting on pain control: opioid analgesics and nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs. Drugs acting at the kidney: diuretics and antidiuretics. Drugs acting at the cardiovascular system: antihypertensive drugs, drugs used for the treatment of angina pectoris and cardiac insufficiency. Drugs acting at the gastrointestinal system: drugs used in acid-peptic disease, modifiers of the gastrointestinal motility and antiemetics. Drug calculations and conversion of therapeutic doses Blood Coagulation Modifiers Adverse drug reactions and pharmacovigilance. Sources of drug Information.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The contents comprising the curricular unit of Pharmacology and General Therapeutics provide the Nursing students acquisition of scientific, technical and interpersonal skills in order to develop nursing interventions in the field of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Knowing the basics of pharmacology and also the major pharmacotherapeutic groups allow the student to acquire the basics for developing the daily nursing practice in accordance with the objectives defined by the present course unit. Additionally, the syllabus allow the acquisition of the skills defined by Ordem dos Enfermeiros (OE).
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Form of pedagogical implementation: (i) presentation and discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in the classroom, (ii) brainstorm on pertinent issues related to the matter exposed and in the resolution of exercices, (iii) self-study orientation of students by consulting annotated bibliography, and (iv) discussion of relevant clinical cases. The assessment is continuous and consists of two written tests in the theoretical part (worth 80% of the final grade) and two written tests in the practical part (worth 20% of the final grade).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The constant interaction between the teacher and the student in the classroom will allow adequate the student to acquire the objectives. In addition, the use of a set of study materials purposely created, as well as tutorial sessions for inquiries will allow a high level of adjustment between the methodologies and objectives of the course. The simulation of practical cases and solving clinical cases allow the consolidation of skills for the use of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the daily nursing practice. The evaluation in the theoretical and practical context of the course, confirms the scientific competence and the systematization of knowledge acquired.
Reading:
1. Rang and Dale's pharmacology, H. P. Rang, J. M. Ritter, R. J. Flower, and G. Henderson (Eds), 8th edition, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2015. 2. Terapêutica Medicamentosa e suas Bases Farmacológicas (Manual de Farmacologia e Farmacoterapia), S Guimarães, D Moura, P Soares da Silva (Eds), 6ª edição, Porto Editora, 2014. 3. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, BG Katzung and E Trevor (Eds), 13th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015. 4. Goodman & Gilman´s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, LL Bruton, BA Chabner, BC Knollmann (Eds), 12th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011. 5. Guia farmacológico para enfermeiros. AH Vallerand, CA Sanosk, JH Deglin, 14º Edição. Lusodidacta, 2016.