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Drug Therapy in Nursing

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Organized by body system, this fully revised Second Edition places the patient at the center of all drug and drug administration choices. The book bridges the gap between basic science and clinical practice and shows how todays therapeutic agents can address each patients specific needs.

Features include critical thinking scenarios, abundant review questions, color concept maps, drug summary tables, Lifespan Alerts regarding pediatric, childbearing, and geriatric patients, and Web Alerts directing readers to Internet information. A Focus on Research feature provides the groundwork for evidence-based decision-making. Appendices cover Canadian drugs, diagnostic imaging agents, enteral nutrition supplements, antidotes, immunizations, and more.

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Publication date
2005
Issue number
2
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
1248
Dimensions (mm)
213 x 276
Weight (g)
2654
  • Unit One:: Foundations for Drug Therapy in Nursing

  • Nursing Management in Drug Therapy
  • Pharmaceuticals:: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery
  • Drug Administration

    Unit Two:: Core Drug Knowledge

  • Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics
  • Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions

    Unit Three:: Core Patient Variables

  • Life Span:: Children
  • Life Span:: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women
  • Life Span:: Older Adults
  • Lifestyle:: Substance Abuse
  • Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits:: Nutrition and Complimentary Medications
  • Environment
  • Culture:: Considerations in Drug Therapy

    Unit Four:: Peripheral Nervous System Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function
  • Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function

    Unit Five:: Central Nervous System Drugs

  • Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking
  • Drugs Producing Sleep and Relieving Anxiety
  • Drugs Treating Mood Disorders
  • Drugs Treating Thought Disorders
  • Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders
  • Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
  • Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders
  • Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System

    Unit Six:: Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

  • Drugs Treating Severe Pain
  • Drugs Treating Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
  • Drugs Treating Arthritis and Gout

    Unit Seven:: Cardiovascular and Renal System Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting Cardiac Rhythm
  • Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
  • Drugs Treating Congestive Heart Failure
  • Drugs Treating Angina
  • Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels
  • Drugs Affecting Coagulation
  • Drugs Affecting Diuresis

    Unit Eight:: Hematopoietic and Immune System Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis
  • Drugs Affecting the Immune Response (Shelton)

    Unit Nine:: Chemotherapeutic Drugs

  • Drugs That Are Cell Cycle-Specific (Baquiran)
  • Drugs That Are Cell Cycle-Nonspecific (Baquiran)

    Unit Ten:: Antimicrobial Drugs

  • Principles of Antibiotic Therapy
  • Antibiotics Affecting The Bacterial Cell Wall
  • Antibiotics Affecting Bacterial Protein Synthesis
  • Drugs That Are Miscellaneous Antibiotics
  • Drugs Treating Urinary Tract Infections
  • Drugs Treating Mycobacterial Infections
  • Drugs Treating Viral and Fungal Infections
  • Drugs Treating HIV and AIDS
  • Drugs Treating Parasitic Infections

    Unit Eleven:: Respiratory Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System
  • Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System

    Unit Twelve:: Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

    Unit Thirteen:: Endocrine Drugs

  • Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function
  • Drugs Affecting Corticosteroid Levels
  • Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels
  • Drugs Affecting Mens Health and Sexuality
  • Drugs Affecting Womens Health and Sexuality
  • Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility

    Appendices

    1. Supplemental Canadian Drug Information
    2. Diagnostic Imaging Agents
    3. Enzyme or Debridement Therapy
    4. Enteral and Nutritional Supplements
    5. Parenteral Nutrition
    6. Antidotes
    7. Immunizations
    8. Therapeutic and Toxic Levels of Selected Drugs
    9. Drugs that cause Photosensitivity
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