Section: 2.4 - Psychopharmacology (Part 1) | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Identify psychotropic medications used in current practice.
    • Describe the mechanism of action, indications, and contraindications of psychotropic medications.
    • Describe nursing responsibilities related to psychotropic medications.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 31 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read: Chapter 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7 (31 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Pharmacology by Chippewa Valley Technical College licensed under CC BY 4.0

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