Pharmacology l Steroids - Prednisone - nursing RN PN (MADE EASY)

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Today’s video is all about glucocorticoids nursing considerations and interventions for Nursing Students and NCLEX Review.

Steroids (or glucocorticoids) are a class of drugs that are used for the treatment of inflammatory, allergic and autoimmune conditions. Their primary mechanism of action is reducing the immune response to harmful stimuli (such as allergens or microbes).

In this Pharmacology installment, we’re going over nursing considerations for Prednisone and other steroids.

00:00 Introduction
01:13 Side Effects
02:39 NCLEX Questions
05:33 Tapering Steroids
06:17 Outro

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