Course Outline
Learning Objectives
After completion of the course you’ll be able to:
- List a schedule of controlled substances.
- Identify 7 essential principles of pharmacology.
- List factors that influence absorption of oral medications.
- Distinguish between absolute and relative contraindications.
Chapter 2. Drug Administration and the Nurse’s Role
- Describe the nursing process and medication administration.
- Explain 4 routes of medication administration.
- Explain the pharmacodynamics of digitalis glycosides and the nursing management thereof.
Chapter 4. Antiarrhythmic Agents
- Classify antiarrhythmic agents by their mechanism of action.
Chapter 5. Antihypotensive Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, contraindications, drug interactions and side adverse effects of antihypotensive agents.
Chapter 6. Calcium Channel Blockers
- List common calcium channel blockers and provide their nursing management.
Chapter 7. Beta Adrenergic Blockers
- List common ß-adrenergic blockers and provide their nursing management.
Chapter 8. Nitrates
- Explain the nursing management for nitrates
Chapter 9. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
- List common ACE inhibitors and provide their nursing management.
Chapter 10. Cerebral and Peripheral Vasodilating Agents
- Provide nursing management for cerebral and peripheral vasodilating agents.
Chapter 11. Diuretics
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, contraindications, drug interactions and nursing management of osmotic diuretics, loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics and potassium-sparing diuretics.
Chapter 12. Lipid Lowering Agents
- Describe the action, indications, contraindications, drug interactions and side/adverse effects of bile acid-sequestering resins and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
Chapter 13. Anticoagulant, Hemostatic, and Thrombolytic Agents
- List anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents and hemostatic agents.
- Provide the pharmacodynamics, indication, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives, and expectorants.
Chapter 15. Bronchodilators
- Provide nursing management for methylxanthine bronchidilators.
- Describe antacids, gastric stimulants, antiemetic agents and emetic agents.
Chapter 17. Laxative and Antidiarrheal Agents
- Describe the action, indications and contraindications for bulk-forming agents, lubricants, hyperosmotic agents, stimulants, saline laxatives, stool softeners, and antidiarrheal agents.
- Provide an overview of anesthetic agents.
Chapter 19. Narcotic Analgesics
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of narcotic.
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of direct-acting cholinergic agents, anticholinesterase agents, anticholinergic agents, adrenergic agents and antiadrenergic agents.
Chapter 21. Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Describe the application of central nervous system stimulants.
Chapter 22. Antiepileptic Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of antiepileptic agents, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines.
Chapter 23. Antiparkinson Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of dopaminergic agents and centrally acting anticholinergic agents.
Chapter 24. Antianxiety Agents, Sedatives, and Hypnotics
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of antianxiety agents, sedatives, and hypnotics.
Chapter 25. Antidepressant Agents
- Describe the application of tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors and antimanic agents.
Chapter 26. Antipsychotic Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of traditional and nontraditional antipsychotic agents.
Chapter 27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of centrally acting and peripherally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
- Describe the application of pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid agents.
Chapter 29. Antidiabetic Agents
- Compare various insulin preparations.
Chapter 30. Reproductive Hormones
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of estrogens, progestins, oral contraceptives, anabolic steroids, and androgen inhibitors.
Chapter 31. Agents Used in Labor and Delivery and Postpartum
- Describe the agents used in labor, delivery, and postpartum.
- List and describe the application of corticosteroids.
Chapter 33. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents
- List and describe the application of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Chapter 34. Immunosuppressant Agents
- List and describe the application of immunosuppressant agents.
Chapter 35. Antirheumatic and Antigout Agents
- Describe antirheumatic and antigout agents.
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of antineoplastic agents.
- List and describe the application of antibacterial agents.
Chapter 38. Antitubercular Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of systemic and topical antitubercular agents.
Chapter 39. Antifungal Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of systemic and topical antifungal agents.
Chapter 40. Antiviral Agents
- Describe the pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, drug interactions, side/adverse effects and nursing management of antiviral agents.
- Describe the ophthalmic and otic agents.
Chapter 42. Dermatologic Agents
- List and describe the application of dermatologic agents.