Bioscientific Basis for Prescribing (NURS90167)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This is a core subject in the Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing which will outline the core bioscientific concepts to support safe and effective prescribing. Students will develop foundational knowledge in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and therapeutics to underpin their prescribing decisions. To support students to analyse the effects of commonly used medications, students will also revise core biochemical, physiological and pathophysiological concepts. This knowledge will be applied to understand the action of medications used to manage national health priority problems such as; pain, mood disorders, cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic conditions and infection.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology to explain disease across the lifespan.
- Explain the core concepts of pharmacology: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Explain the impact of disease states and age on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Apply the core concepts of pharmacology to explain the effects of medications used to treat acute pain, mood disorders, infection, and cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic conditions.
Generic skills
- the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- critical thinking and analytical skills
- an openness to new ideas
- the ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web-based media
- professional leadership skills
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Online quiz comprised of multiple choice and short answer questions.
| Between weeks 4 and 5 | 20% |
Open book invigilated exam comprised of extended answer questions.
| Mid semester | 30% |
Written assignment to address cases from practice.
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Snezana Kusljic Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Workshops: 16 hours (8 workshops scheduled across the semester) Online LMS content: 60 hours Self-directed learning: 34 hours Assignments: 60 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
154 hours will be devoted to: - Self-directed learning - Subject assessments 170 hours
What do these dates mean
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Registered Nurse Prescribing
Last updated: 4 March 2025