Week 8: Course Reflection
1. How have your attitudes changed about selecting appropriate
medications based on patient presentation and unique patient factors?
a. Prior to starting this course, my attitude towards selecting the correct
class of medication based on presentation and symptoms were at a
beginner level. I was able to gain a good basis of knowledge upon
completion of my prior class, which was Advanced Pharmacology
Fundamentals. This course did a great job of supplementing
knowledge by a variety of assignments, required readings, online
continuing education modules and projects. This has allowed me to
become more confident in my pharmacological knowledge, thus
allowing me to be more successful at prescribing medications to
patients in the future.
2. How confident do you feel about selecting an appropriate pharmaceutical
agent for a patient with a specific diagnosis in the primary care setting?
What resources are needed, if any, to help you feel more confident?
a. My confidence level is at a moderate level. My basis of knowledge has
definitely expanded throughout the course. Each module allowed me
to analyze different factors that go into making an appropriate drug
prescription, which is based on the HPI, ROS, social/family history and
physical exam. Based on the knowledge gained I would be able to
suggest a medication based on a specific diagnosis.
3. How has your understanding changed about determining the
therapeutic effects, adverse responses, and side effects of drug
therapy?
