Drugs That Affect The Nervous System

Drugs That Affect The Nervous System

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Principles of Pharmacology-Module B |
Unit 1 DRUGS THAT EFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTEMUnit Objectives: |
  Behavioral Objectives:
 
1. Discuss the effect that drugs may have on the nervous system.
 
2. Describe the general action of narcotic analgesics.
 
3. Identify narcotics most frequently ordered for analgesic effect.
 
4. Discuss the major side effects/adverse reactions/idiosyncratic responses of narcotic analgesics.
 
5. Discuss the nursing implications for patients receiving narcotic analgesics.
 
6. Describe the general action of non-narcotic analgesics.
 
7. Identify nonnarcotics most frequently ordered for analgesic effect.
 
8. Discuss the major side effects/adverse reactions/idiosyncratic responses of nonnarcotic analgesics.
 
9. Discuss the nursing implications for patients receiving nonnarcotic analgesics.
 
10. Describe the general action of hypnotics/ sedatives.
 
11. Identify common drugs most frequently ordered for hypnotic/sedative effect.
 
12. Discuss the major side effects/adverse reactions/idiosyncratic responses of hypnotics/sedatives.
 
13. Discuss the nursing implications for patients receiving hypnotics/sedatives.
 
14. Describe the general action of antiepileptics.
 
15. Identify common drugs most frequently ordered as antiepileptics.
 
16. Discuss the major side effects/adverse reactions/idiosyncratic responses of antiepileptic drugs.
 
17. Discuss the nursing implications for patients receiving antiepileptics.
 
18. Describe laboratory tests used to evaluate antiepileptic therapy.
 PROTOTYPICAL DRUGS:
 
I. Drugs that effect the nervous system:
 
   A. Analgesics
 
       1. Narcotics
  
           a. morphine
 
           b. meperidine
 
           c. codeine
  
       2. Nonopiod Analgesics-acetaminophen
  
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