Journal: The Use of Pharmacology in Advanced Practice
How my knowledge of pharmacology changed?
My role in advanced practice requires that I provide the best evidence-based patient care, but the challenge has always been to bridge the gap between theory and practice-based understanding of pharmacology. Since I enrolled in this course, my knowledge of applying pharmacological concepts in practice has changed, and can now relate to how drugs interact with other medications. I have gained tacit knowledge, which may not be codified or transferred through focused training. In many cases, practitioners gain this knowledge through personal experience while in practice, and this form of knowledge is referred to as “know-how” instead of “know what.” It is due to this challenge that this form of knowledge is difficult to transfer since it is deeply engrained in professional organizations or culture. Nurses need knowledge in pharmacology that focuses on the common drugs they administer in clinical settings. I have increased my nursing knowledge and the confidence to administer safer drugs to patients by learning about drug interactions in pharmacology. Concepts in pharmacokinetics, drug allergy, management of drug intoxication, and major integrative systems in pharmacology such as cholinergic and adrenergic, serotonergic, histaminergic, dopaminergic, and NO-cGMP systems have been crucial in changing my way of thinking about drugs and their interactions.
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