Drug Therapy for Weight Management,
Identify the various factors associated with obesity. Describe the clinical manifestations of obesity. Identify the prototype drug from each drug class used to manage obesity. Describe the anorexiants used in…
Drug Therapy for Dyslipidemia,
Recognize the role of dyslipidemia in metabolic syndrome. Identify sources and functions of cholesterol and triglycerides. Educate patients about nonpharmacologic measures to prevent or reduce dyslipidemia. Identify the prototype drug…
Drug Therapy for Nasal Congestion,
Describe characteristics of selected upper respiratory disorders and symptoms. Identify the prototype drug for each drug class. Discuss nasal decongestants in terms of their action, use, contraindications, adverse effects, and…
Drug Therapy to Stimulate the Central Nervous System,
Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of narcolepsy. Describe general characteristics of central nervous system stimulants. Identify…
Drug Therapy for Myasthenia Gravis and Alzheimer’s Disease,
Understand the pathophysiology and major manifestations of myasthenia gravis. Identify the prototype and describe the action, use, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing implications for indirect-acting cholinergic drugs used in myasthenia…
Drug Therapy for Nausea and Vomiting,
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…
Drug Therapy for Parasitic Infections,
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…
Drug Therapy With Tetracyclines, Sulfonamides, and Urinary Antiseptics,
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,…
Drug Therapy for Disorders of the Ear,
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…
Drug Therapy With Macrolides, Ketolides, and Miscellaneous Anti-Infective Agents,
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…
