The goal of this course is to help nurses learn about bodybuilding, health risks produced by long-term use of anabolic steroids, the side effects of steroid use and/or abuse, dangers of adolescent steroid use, and more.
Course Publication Date:
April 29, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | BS042320 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Psychiatric & Mental Health
Community & Home Health
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Nutrition & Fitness & Complimentary
Substance Abuse
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Learning Objectives
Describe how anabolic steroids are taken.
Discuss health risks produced by long-term use of anabolic steroids.
Discuss the increase of anabolic steroid abuse among adolescents in the U.S.
List four possible physical side effects associated with anabolic steroid abuse in males and females of all ages.
State risks and benefits of steroid use.
Name two serious health hazards from anabolic steroid use that can cause serious damage to the liver.
Name three street terms for steroids.
List three anabolic effects of testosterone.
Discuss the effects of anabolic steroids on behavior.
Discuss education aimed at reversing rise in use of anabolic steroids by teens.