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.
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 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