Marianne Belleza, R.N., Author at Nurseslabs

Inhaled Steroids

Learn about inhaled steroids in this nursing pharmacology guide for student nurses! Get to know its uses, side-effects, nursing considerations and more.

Lung Surfactants Nursing Pharmacology Guide

Notes Nursing Pharmacology

Lung surfactants are naturally occurring compounds or lipoproteins containing lipids and apoproteins that reduce the surface tension within the alveoli, allowing expansion of the alveoli for gas exchange.

Nursing Pharmacology

Bronchodilators and Antiasthmatics

Bronchodilators, or antiasthmatics are medications used to facilitate respiration by dilating the airways. They are helpful in symptomatic relief or prevention of bronchial asthma and for bronchospasm associated with COPD.

Notes Nursing Pharmacology

Expectorants and Mucolytics

Learn about the uses and nursing care plan considerations needed for patients taking expectorants and mucolytics in this nursing pharmacology guide.

Notes Nursing Pharmacology

Antihistamines

Antihistamines block the release or action of histamine, a chemical released during inflammation that increases secretions and narrows airways.

Decongestant Nursing Pharmacology Study Guide and Care Planning

Notes Nursing Pharmacology

Decongestants

Learn about the uses and nursing care plan considerations needed for patients taking decongestants in this nursing pharmacology study guide.

Notes Nursing Pharmacology

Antitussives

Antitussives act on the cough-control center in the medulla to suppress the cough reflex; if the cough is nonproductive and irritating, an antitussive may be taken.

Pediatric Nursing

Colic

Colic is a common and distressing condition affecting infants, characterized by intense and prolonged crying, typically occurring in the late afternoon or evening hours.

Pediatric Nursing

Hookworms

Human hookworm disease is a common helminth infection that is predominantly caused by the nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale; organisms that play a lesser role include Ancylostoma ceylonicum, Ancylostoma braziliense, and Ancylostoma caninum.

Pediatric Nursing

Roundworms (Ascariasis)

Ascariasis (Roundworms) is the name of an infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides; when a worm lives inside the human body, the condition is called a parasitic infection.