01.16.2020 - By Maureen Osuna, MSN, RN - Nursing school educator, author, and nursing student enthusiast.
One of the most common medication classes you'll encounter in nursing is corticosteroids. They are used to treat a variety of conditions and come with unique side effects and dosing schedules. In this podcast episode you'll learn:
* What are corticosteroids?
* Conditions treated by corticosteroid therapy
* The risks of using long-term corticosteroids
* The many formulations that corticosteroids come in
* Side effects of corticosteroids
* How a patient stops taking corticosteroids
* Nursing care plan components including diagnoses, interventions and expected outcomes
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