Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
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ISBN: 9780323087896
Author: Linda Lane Lilley
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
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Chapter 12, Problem 2O
Summary Introduction

To define:

The effect of central nervous system depressant drug and central nervous system stimulant drugs that relates to their basic actions.

Concept Introduction:

The nervous system contains fibers and the network of nerve cells involved in transmitting the nerve impulses. The nervous system is made up of two main parts that includes a central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. The part of the central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord.

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