Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2034249
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
This course is approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services - Group Care Licensure Section (NC-DHHS)
Program Sponsor ID #032316; Approval # . This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Common Medications and Their Side Effects
Classes of Medications
Analgesics
Anti-Infective Medications
Classes of Medications Organized by Body Systems
Cardiovascular System Medications
Respiratory System Medications
Medications for the Skin
Urinary System Medications
Gastrointestinal (Digestive) System Medications
Endocrine System
Nervous System
Review
Summary
Section 3: Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Adverse Reactions and Side Effects
Common Mild to Moderate Side Effects
Serious Side Effects
Most Common Side Effects
Communicating Your Concerns
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resource
References
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Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing, "I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints."
Disclosure: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.