to Improve Peripheral Blood
Flow
Presented by Sherry Cheever MSN, APRN, FNP-C
,Objectives
● Describe the action of the two main drug groups: antihyperlipidemics and
drugs that improve peripheral blood flow.
● Compare the side effects and adverse reactions of antihyperlipidemics.
● Differentiate the side effects and adverse reactions of peripheral vasodilators
and blood viscosity reducer agents.
● Apply the nursing process, including patient teaching, for antihyperlipidemics
and blood viscosity reducer agents.
, Readings
● Chapter #41
McCuiston, L.E., Vuljoin-DiMaggio, K., Winton, M., & Yeager, J.J. (2021)
Pharmacology: A patient-centered nursing process approach (10th ed.).
Canada: Saunders/Elsevier Inc.