Chapter 28 antiepileptics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 1 Health, Wellness, and Illness ● Health and Wellness ○ Unique to each individual ■ Variables include: ● Modifiable (smoking, diet, exercise) ● Non-modifiable ( sex, age, genetic) ● Aspects of health and wellness ○ Physical ○ Emotional ○ Social ○ Intellectual ○ Spiritual ○ Occupational ○ Environmental ● Internal vs. External environment effects ○ External ■ Social ex: ● Crime v. Safety ■ Physical ex: ● Access to healthcare or clean water ○ Internal...

ANTIHYPERINTENSIVES • Alpha 2 agonists – stimulate the inhibitory receptors, inhibit SNS, central • Clonidine (Catapres) • Alpha 1 blockers – block peripheral receptors • “zosin” • Beta blockers – peripheral acting, B1 – heart only, nonselective B1 & B2 • affects lungs • “olol” • Alpha & Beta blockers – block peripheral receptors • “ilol” ANTICOAGULATION Heparin PG 4 Warfarin (Coumadin) • Related to Vitamin K which is a...

ATI PEDIATRICS CHAPTERS Chapter 1 family centered nursing care Traditional nuclear family—married couple and their biologic children Nuclear family—2 parents and their children—biologic, adoptive, step, foster Single parent family—one parent and 1 or more children Blended family—1 steppartent, stepsibling, or half sibling Extended family—parent, onr or more children, and individulas –might not be related Gay/lesbian family—child or children who have been place in an approved...