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Course Information
Course Number: NR507
Course Title: Advanced Pathophysiology
Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite (students enrolled prior to May 2019): NR500, NR501,
NR503, NR505, NR506, NR510, NR512 Prerequisite (effective May
Prerequisites: 2019): NR500NP, NR501NP, NR503, NR505NP, NR506NP,
NR599
Course Description
This course will provide students with advanced content in pathophysiology and human physiologic
responses across the lifespan. The student will explore, analyze, apply, and evaluate the normal and
abnormal human responses to This course will provide students with advanced content in
pathophysiology and human physiologic responses across the lifespan. The student will explore,
analyze, apply, and evaluate the normal and abnormal human responses to selected pathophysiologic
mechanisms and conditions.
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes of Chamberlain nursing programs can be found in the Program Descriptions
section of your College Catalog. You can access your College Catalog at
http://www.chamberlain.edu/catalog.
The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
publication, The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN
degree program, the graduate will be able to:
PO: 1
Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles. (Holistic Health
& Patient-Centered Care)
PO: 2
Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes. (Care-Focused)
PO: 3
Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through reflective practice and appreciation of
cultural diversity. (Cultural Humility)
, PO: 4
Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in health care. (Professional Identity)
PO: 5
Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative
advanced nursing practice. (Extraordinary Nursing)
Course Outcomes
Chamberlain College of Nursing courses are built to align course content with specific Course
Outcomes (COs). The COs define the learning objectives that the student will be required to
comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The COs that will be covered in detail each
week can be found in the Overview page in that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will
be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the CO that it emphasizes.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following.
CO: 1
Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states across the lifespan.
(PO 1)
Week(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 2
Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory physiological mechanisms can
be supported and/or altered through specific therapeutic interventions across the lifespan. (PO 1)
Week(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 3
Distinguish risk factors associated with selected disease states across the lifespan. (PO 1, PO 5)
Week(s): 5
CO: 4
Integrate advanced pathophysiological concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of health problems in
selected populations. (PO 1, PO 2)
Week(s): 5
CO: 5
Relate research findings to the management of patients with complex pathophysiologic dysfunction.
(PO 1, PO 5)
Week(s): 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Textbooks and Resources
Required Textbooks
The following books are required for this course: