Reading Resources

• Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing.
  • Chapter 4, “Neurotransmitters Overview” (pp. 38–50)
• Drugs.comLinks to an external site.. (2023). https://www.drugs.com/
  Note: Please use the following resource to check the most up-to-date box warnings, FDA approvals and indications, recommendations for follow-up evaluations. changes, etc.
• Simple Nursing Team. (2022, May 2). How to create a basic nursing concept mapLinks to an external site.. https://simplenursing.com/how-to-create-nursing-concept-map/concept map exploring the four agonists on the agonist spectrum (agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist) in which you:
• Describe the different characteristics of the four agonists and how each mediates distinct biological activities. Include proposed mechanisms and the receptor it is targeting.
• Scavenge the literature after describing each agonist on the spectrum for research that is based on the medications in the table below.
• Apply the medications to the appropriate agonist on the agonist spectrum in your Concept Map.

Medications

Oxycodone

Brexpiprazole

Haloperidol

Naloxone

Aripiprazole

Amphetamine

Risperidone

Pimavanserin