Section: 2.4 - Psychopharmacology (Part 2) | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Identify the psychotropic medications.
    • Describe the mechanism of action, indications, and contraindications for the classes of psychotropic medications.
    • Describe the patient considerations concerning use of psychotropic medications.
    • Describe the nursing responsibilities related psychotropic medications.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 32 minutes.

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      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      What to Look for: Suicidal Behavior URL
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      Read the entire article (2 minutes)

      Mental Health.gov.

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      Open RN Nursing Pharmacology URL
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      Read: Chapter 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11 (30 minutes)

      Open RN Nursing Pharmacology by Chippewa Valley Technical College licensed 

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      Slide Deck Presentation
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      Topic: Psychopharmacology (Part 2) URL
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      Quiz: Unit 2.4 (Part 2)

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      Unit Exam 2 Quiz

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