This subject will expand upon the students' general understanding of pharmacology from their nursing education and work experience, and then applying further learning and understanding to these principles to paramedic practice. Students will be introduced to medications used in managing a wide variety of clinical conditions encountered in out-of-hospital settings. Students will provide provisional diagnosis to patient conditions and then make sound clinical decisions and safely administer medications to treat these conditions. Students will comprehend the relationship between the patients own medications and the medications that paramedics administer.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.
HD/FL
One session
School of Biomedical Sciences
Only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine).
Not available to students who have completed APS401.
It is assumed that students studying this subject would have understanding of patient prescribed medications, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics from previous practice and study.
APS401 Replaced by CLS403
APS401
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.