Course Code: REL-PAY-0-EDPY
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Discuss some of the most common medications in each major category, their indications, as well as their usage in the treatment of mental health disorders.
Recall adverse reactions to psychiatric medications.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Psychiatric Medications
Jacob
How Psychiatric Medications Work
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval and Off-Label Use
Summary
Section 3: Antipsychotic Medications
Symptoms of Psychotic Disorders
Antipsychotic Medications
FGAs
Common FGA Adverse Side Effects
SGAs
Treating Acute Psychosis with Antipsychotic Medication
Review
Summary
Section 4: Mood Stabilizer Medications
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar I and Bipolar II
The Depressive Pole
Bipolar Symptoms in the ED
Lithium
Valproate (Depakote®) for Bipolar Disorder
Other Anticonvulsants for Treating Bipolar Disorder
Antipsychotic Drug Mood Stabilizers
Summary
Section 5: Antidepressant Medications
Signs of Depression
Antidepressants
Other Antidepressants
Common Side Effects of Antidepressants
Serotonin Syndrome
MAOI Hypertensive Crisis
Summary
Section 6: Antianxiety Medications
Anxiety
Antidepressants for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Review
Benzodiazepines
Other Medications for Anxiety
Summary
Section 7: Stimulants and Nonstimulants
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Treatment of ADHD
Stimulants
Non-Stimulants
Summary
Section 8: Medication Use in Special Populations
Special Populations
Summary
Section 9: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
References
Writer: Johnny J. Bethea, II, RPh
Johnny received a B.S. Pharmacy degree from the College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has earned certificates in Medication Therapy Management, Injectable Medications, and Asthma Therapy Management. At Relias, Johnny serves as a Partner in Behavioral Health Solutions, where duties include serving on Clinical Analytics and Applications Team, developing algorithms to improve clinical outcomes, engineering clinical consultant, SME, writer, and editor. In addition, he has served on the Executive Board of Directors for CMHCs and other medical organizations, pharmacy manager, APPE Preceptor, and college of pharmacy dean’s advisory council.
Writer: Zeliha Ozen, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
Zeliha has extensive experience in critical care nursing in acute care hospitals, including cardiac intensive care (CICU) and medical intensive care units (MICU). She has served in various roles, including educator, preceptor, charge nurse, and advanced critical care life support (ACLS) instructor. She has extensive experience as a code nurse for a 900-bed hospital. Zeliha has been a lung transplant coordinator for around five years and was responsible for pre-transplant care, waitlist management, and post-lung transplant care. Zeliha has worked on cutting-edge transplant organ procurement initiatives such as Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) and has managed patients in a hospital that performs around 100 transplants annually. Additionally, Zeliha has served as quality chair council for the heart and vascular services and has worked on several quality initiatives for the service line, such as infection control, cardiac education, nursing resiliency, and nursing onboarding. She has served on various leadership councils in the CICU. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint John University in Rochester, New York. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master’s in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL) from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is also certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN).
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.