Course Code: REL-ACU-0-AMTAR
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
List FDA-approved antipsychotics and their indications
Identify potential adverse reactions associated with antipsychotics
Identify the defining characteristics of various psychotic mental disorders.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Psychotic Mental Disorders
Psychosis
Disorganized Speech Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
The Dopamine Hypothesis
Antipsychotics
Summary
Section 3: First-Generation Antipsychotics
Typical Antipsychotics: Phenothiazine Derivatives
Other First-Generation Agents
Summary
Section 4: Second-Generation Antipsychotics
Atypical Antipsychotics
Partial Dopamine Agonists
Benefits of Injection
Drug Interactions
Black Box Warning
Summary
Section 5: Side Effects of Antipsychotics
Mechanisms for Adverse Effects
Adverse Effects
Neuromotor Adverse Effects
Hyperprolactinemia
Weight Gain
Metabolic Syndrome
QTc Prolongation
Orthostatic Hypotension
Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease
Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Summary
Section 6: Additional Side Effects and Organ Dysfunction
Further Side Effects
Organ Dysfunction
Summary
Section 7: Clinical Vignette
Meet Gloria
Section 8: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Instructor: Sean Kennard BSN, RN
Sean Kennard is an Air Force veteran with 10 years of active-duty service plus clinical experience in various mental health settings. Sean was educated and trained In Virginia as a Registered Nurse, where he practiced pediatric behavioral health nursing at Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent. He earned his Associate’s Degree in Nursing from ECPI University and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University. Sean is a former Program Director of a Senior Behavioral Health Unit and currently coaches licensure exam strategies to nursing graduates. His clinical skillset is in behavioral health across the lifespan, including behavioral case management and geropsychiatric nursing. He most recently worked as a Forensic Psych Nurse at Central State Hospital in Georgia during the onset of the pandemic before contracting with Relias as a Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert Technical Writer.
Writer: Kimberly Workman, MA
Ms. Workman is an Instructional Designer at Relias. She has a Master of Arts in Technology and Communication, as well as graduate certificates in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Digital Communications. Ms. Workman has a background in writing and designing online continuing medical education for physicians and other health professionals on multiple educational platforms, including web-based, game-based, and immersive learning environments. She has also used simulation training extensively to connect learning to real-world environments.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; Pharmacists; Pharmacy Technicians; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.