Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2.0 Contact Hours, including 2.0 Advanced Pharmacology Hours
Author:
Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MA, MA, CSPI
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353
Course Description:
This course discusses the labeled uses, forms, and adverse effects of atypical antipsychotics. It also includes an explanation of long-acting injectable versions of atypical antipsychotics as well as the nursing considerations that must be kept in mind when caring for a patient being prescribed atypical antipsychotics.
Course Outcome:
≥ 92% of participants will be able to identify the uses, forms, and possible adverse effects of atypical antipsychotic medications.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the labeled uses of atypical antipsychotics.
- Analyze the adverse effects that can result from taking atypical antipsychotics.
- Identify the rationale for utilizing long-acting injectable forms of atypical antipsychotics.
- Describe the body’s reaction to abrupt discontinuation of atypical antipsychotics.
- Explain the monitoring that must be considered when caring for a patient prescribed atypical antipsychotics.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.