Analgesic Drugs
Tracking # 20-66061
Course overview
Special offer at RnCeus.com - $20 for 30 contact hours. This is a 4 contact hours program, intended to provide an overview of analgesic medications used to manage acute and chronic pain. Recognize problems created by under-treating pain and identify individuals who are at greatest risk for having their pain undertreated. Distinguish between nociceptive and neuropathic pain. Identify 3 classifications of analgesic drugs. Recognize how nonopioid analgesics differ from opioid analgesics. Identify the mechanism of action, side effects, and maximum daily dose of acetaminophen. Identify the relationship between aspirin and Reye syndrome. Recognize the mechanism of action of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and distinguish between nonselective and selective NSAIDS. Identify common side effects of NSAIDs, ways to prevent and/or manage them and advantages and disadvantages of combining NSAIDs with opioid analgesics. Discuss the concept of opioid dose sparing. Identify the mechanism of action of mu agonist opioid analgesics. Discuss the concept of analgesic ceiling. Evaluate the effect of the CDC opioid guidelines on your nursing practice.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.