Lesson 1: Absorption and the first-pass effect · 7 min
Before you begin · Four stages · Routes · First-pass effect
Three pieces that work together
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 1 field to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.
What would you do?A patient with chronic kidney disease is due a medicine that the kidney clears
Live deckQuiz · 4 slidesContent · 2 slidesScale · 2 slidesWord cloud · 1 slide
Feedback surveyHow much do you agree with each statement? I can:How often do you explain why a medicine is timed as it is?What do you want to get out of this course?Overall, how would you rate this course?
6 lessons, about 35 minutes
What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Lesson 2: Distribution and metabolism · 6 min
Getting to the target · Metabolism · Different ages
Lesson 3: Excretion · 6 min
Ways out · Scenario · Lifespan
Lesson 4: Pharmacodynamics · 6 min
What the medicine does · Example · Monitoring
Lesson 5: Timing and safety margins · 6 min
Onset, peak and duration · Therapeutic window · Therapeutic index
Lesson 6: Final assessment · 4 min
Final assessment · Course complete
Source and credit: Pharmacology Basics: Kinetics and Dynamics (Part I), in Nursing Pharmacology by Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN), Chippewa Valley Technical College, wtcs.pressbooks.pub/pharmacology/chapter/1-1-pharmacology-basics-introduction/ (opens in a new tab), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (opens in a new tab)). Adapted by AhaSlides: condensed into six lessons, rewritten for workplace learning, quizzes and activities added.
Often taught together
Courses teams often run alongside this one.
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Common questions
Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).
Nurses and senior care staff who give or check medicines.
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
- Link to the self-paced course