Identify patients at risk for developing nausea and vomiting. Discuss the phenothiazines in terms of indications and contraindications for use, routes of administration, and major adverse effects. Describe selected antihistamines…
Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of parasitic infections. Identify the prototype and describe the action, use, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications for the amebicides. Identify the prototype…
Identify the prototype and describe the characteristics, action, use, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications of the tetracyclines. Identify the prototype and describe the characteristics, action, use, adverse effects, contraindications,…
Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of both acute otitis externa and necrotizing otitis externa. Identify the prototype and describe the action, use, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications…
Describe the characteristics and specific uses of macrolide and ketolides anti-infective agents. Identify the prototype and describe the action, use, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications of macrolides. Identify the…
Delineate effects of histamines on selected body tissues. Describe the types of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions. Identify the effects of histamine that are blocked by histamine1 (H1) receptor antagonist drugs….
Describe the types of immunity and the agents that produce them. Identify immunizations recommended for children and adolescents. Identify immunizations recommended for adults. Identify authoritative sources for immunization information. Be…
Give an overview of the cardiac electrophysiology and an outline of specific cardiac dysrhythmias that affect heart rhythm, heart rate, or both. Describe principles of therapy in the management of…
Briefly describe hematopoietic and immune functions. Identify common clinical manifestations of inadequate erythropoiesis and diminished host defense mechanisms. Discuss characteristics of hematopoietic drugs in terms of the prototype, mechanism of…
Understand the physiologic effects of thyroid hormone. Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism. Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism. Identify the prototype and describe…
