Undergraduate Module Catalogue
HECS3289 Pharmacology - Applied to Practice (Apprenticeship)
Module manager: Dr Claire Easthall
Email: c.easthall@leed.ac.uk
Taught: invalid View Timetable
Pre-requisite qualifications
Normally completion of 120 credits of Level 2 modules within the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult), BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) and BSc (Hons) Nursing Mental (Health) - Apprentice route.This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
Knowledge and understanding of pharmacology terminology and principles that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs factors governing the route of medicines administration, mechanisms of adverse drug reactions, interactions and their clinical importance.Objectives
On completion of this module apprentices should be able to:- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs
- Analyse the effects of patient specific factors on drug handling and apply that knowledge to individualising drug therapy
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of fundamental pharmacology terminology
- Critically evaluate the different factors governing the route of medicines administration
- Critically analyse mechanisms of adverse drug reactions and interactions and evaluate their clinical importance
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of how to maximise a patient's ability to manage their medicines
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the laws and legal requirements relating to controlled drugs
Learning outcomes
- To demonstrate knowledge of essential medicines information reference sources
- To apply knowledge of basic pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics when administering medicines
- To employ knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in recognising the needs for dose changes (e.g. renal failure) and considerations for routes of administration
- To demonstrate an understanding of the laws and legal requirements governing storage, prescribing, dispensing, administration and disposal of controlled drugs
- To apply knowledge of adherence and concordance issues when caring for various patients
- To recognise and use knowledge about various medicines used in specific therapeutic specialities and basic principles needed ensure the safety of patients
Skills outcomes
Learning from the module will allow apprentices to learn from, and contribute towards, their clinical placements
Syllabus
- The four principles of pharmacokinetics - absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
- Differentiate between agonists and antagonists
- The basic pharmacological concepts e.g. volume of distribution, peak/trough levels, half life, steady state, loading doses, therapeutic drug level monitoring, plasma protein binding
- The factors that influence bioavailability
- Recognise the routes of administration
- The drug-receptor theory
- Interpret dose-response curves
- Common adherence, compliance and concordance issues and identify methods to improve adherence
- Utilise medicines information reference sources to identify adverse drug reactions and drug interactions
- How controlled drugs are managed in practice - including storage, prescribing, supply, administration and disposal
- Differentiate between the types of adverse drug reactions
- Identify patients who are increased risk of developing adverse drug reactions
- The main types of drug interactions
- Apply the above principles to specific therapeutic specialities - for example, cardiology, psychiatry, respiratory, paediatrics, gastroenterology and infection
Private study
Ninety hours are included for private study.A reading list is provided to apprentices in advance of the module. Apprentices are encouraged to access the core text identified on the reading list and these will be referenced by lecturers throughout the teaching sessions; other resources may also be referenced within these sessions.
Apprentices are provided with a complete set of slides upon completion of the teaching sessions and are encouraged to review these alongside any additional notes and case studies that have been covered within the teaching session. An audio-visual recording of the session is also made available through the VLE after the session.
The module lead and individual speakers encourage apprentices to review the sessions thoroughly during their private study periods and submit any queries that arise to the relevant speaker(s).
They are encouraged to utilise their learning during their placements, by engaging with their placement tutors and the commonly prescribed medication used in the clinical areas they are working.
Material that is not covered in the taught sessions will therefore be covered as self-directed study via a blended learning approach. For each taught session, apprentices will have a workbook, which may include:
- Guidance towards self-directed reading
- Additional MCQs
- Links to appropriate YouTube videos and other educational resources
- Links to desktop recordings, sections of previous lecture captures or appropriate podcasts
- Reflective questions to prompt application of learning to practice
- Patient case studies
Workbooks create an opportunity to offer more branch specific teaching e.g. paediatric and mental health specific questions and case studies, etc.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Engagement with weekly MCQs and online tutorials will checked by the module lead who will explore non-completions. Feedback on MCQ questions and explanations for correct answers will be offered via Minerva. Answers to the formative mock exam paper will be available. Automated feedback on work completed as part of online tutorials will also be on offer.Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 22/06/2018
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