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A Nursing Process Approach

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The fully revised and updated edition of this essential pharmacology textbook presents pharmacologic principles in an accessible, full-color format. Featuring Prototype Drug Charts, Nursing Process Charts, and an extensive math/dosage calculations section, this fifth edition includes updated content throughout, including 10 new full color-drug labels to add to the existing 75. A new student CD-ROM is now packaged with each text providing the students access to NCLEX-style review questions, checklists and more. The text also includes a new chapter on substance abuse and misuse, an Herb/Drug Interaction chart as well as Sugar-Free and Alcohol-Free lists.
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9780721639277
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Publication date
2005
Issue number
5
Cover
paperback
Pages count
1024
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
2066
  • UNIT ONE
    A Nurses Perspective of Pharmacology


    1. Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases
    2. Nursing Process and Client Teaching
    3. Principles of Drug Administration

    UNIT TWO
    Drug Calculations


    4. Medications and Calculations
    Section 4A: Systems of Measurement with Conversion
    Section 4B: Methods for Calculation
    Section 4C: Calculations of Oral Dosages
    Section 4D: Calculations of Injectable Dosages
    Section 4E: Calculations of Intravenous Fluids
    Section 4F: Pediatric Drug Calculations

    UNIT THREE
    Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology


    5. The Drug Approval Process
    6. Transcultural and Genetic Considerations
    7. Drug Interaction and Over-the-Counter Drugs
    8. Drugs of Abuse
    9. Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications
    10. Pediatric Pharmacology
    11. Geriatric Pharmacology
    12. Medication Administration in Community Settings
    13. The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research

    UNIT FOUR
    Nutrition and Electrolytes

    14. Vitamin and Mineral Replacement
    15. Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement
    16. Nutritional Support

    UNIT FIVE
    Autonomic Nervous System Agents


    17. Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers
    18. Cholinergics and Anticholinergics

    UNIT SIX
    Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents


    19. Central Nervous System Stimulants
    20. Central Nervous System Depressants
    21. Drugs for Pain Management: Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics
    22. Anticonvulsants
    23. Drugs for Neurological Disorders: Parkinsonism and Alzheimers Disease
    24. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, and
    Muscle Spasms

    UNIT SEVEN
    Psychiatric Agents


    25. Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics
    26. Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizer

    UNIT EIGHT
    Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents


    27. Antiinflammatory Drugs
    28. Antibacterials and Their Effects; Penicillins and Cephalosporins
    29. Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones
    30. Antibacterials: Sulfonamides
    31. Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole
    32. Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs
    33. Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders

    UNIT NINE
    Immunologic Agents


    34. HIV and AIDS-Related Agents
    35. Vaccines

    UNIT TEN
    Antineoplastic Agents


    36. Anticancer Drugs
    37. Biologic Response Modifiers

    UNIT ELEVEN
    Respiratory Agents


    38. Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Disorders
    39. Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders

    UNIT TWELVE
    Cardiovascular Agents


    40. Cardiac Glycosides, Antianginals, Antidysrhythmics
    41. Diuretics
    42. Antihypertensive Drugs
    43. Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Thrombolytics
    44. Antilipids and Peripheral Vasodilators

    UNIT THIRTEEN
    Gastrointestinal Agents


    45. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
    46. Antiulcer Drugs

    UNIT FOURTEEN
    Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents


    47. Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear
    48. Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders

    UNIT FIFTEEN
    Endocrine Agents


    49. Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals
    50. Antidiabetic Drugs

    UNIT SIXTEEN
    Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents


    51. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle I:
    Pregnancy and Preterm Labor
    2. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle II:
    Labor, Delivery, and the Preterm Neonate
    53. Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and Newborn
    54. Drugs Related to Womens Health and Disorders
    55. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders
    56. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    UNIT SEVENTEEN
    Emergency Agents


    57. Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs

    APPENDICES

    Appendix A: Generic Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names
    Appendix B: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
    Appendix C: Drug-Drug Interactions
    Appendix D: Herb-Drug Interactions
    Appendix E: Sugar- free Products
    Appendix F: Alcohol Free Products
    Appendix G: Abbreviations
    Appendix H: Internet Sites of Interest
    Appendix I: 200 Most Frequently Prescribed Drugs

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