Foundations of Clinical Drug Therapy with Atlas of Medication Administration

by Abrams, Anne Collins; Pennington, Sandra Smith

• ISBN13: 9780781749213
• ISBN10: 0781749212
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2004-10-15
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This streamlined text provides the pharmacology principles that are necessary to prepare nursing students to safely administer drugs to clients across the lifespan and in a variety of health care settings. Designed for the shorter pharmacology course as well as for programs that integrate pharmacology throughout the curriculum, Foundations gives nursing students a solid alternative to the study of nursing pharmacology, by including a manageable amount of content in a streamlined style, using shorter and fewer chapters. Boxes and tables highlight and abbreviate key information, making the content more approachable. A back-of-book CD-ROM includes NCLEX questions, clinical simulations, and animations.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction to Drug Therapy Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 2 Basic Concepts and Processes Chapter 3 Dosage Calculations Chapter 4 Administering Medications Chapter 5 Nursing Process in Drug Therapy Section 2 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System Chapter 6 Narcotic Analgesics and Narcotic Antagonists Chapter 7 Analgesic-Antipyretic-Anti-Inflammatory and Related Drugs Chapter 8 Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Chapter 9 Antipsychotic Drugs Chapter 10 Drugs for Mood Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers Chapter 11 Antiseizure Drugs Chapter 12 Antiparkinson Drugs Chapter 13 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Chapter 14 Substance Abuse Disorders Chapter 15 Central Nervous System Stimulants Section 3 Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 16 Adrenergic Drugs Chapter 17 Antiadrenergic Drugs Chapter 18 Cholinergic Drugs Chapter 19 Anticholinergic Drugs Section 4 Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Chapter 20 Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Parathyroid & Adrenal Hormones Chapter 21 Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs Chapter 22 Antidiabetic Drugs Section 5: Drugs Affecting Reproductive Health Chapter 23 Drugs Used during Pregnancy and Lactation Chapter 24 Drugs Affecting Female Reproductive Health Chapter 25 Drugs Affecting Male Reproductive Health Section 6 Nutrients and Weight Control Chapter 26 Nutritional Support Products Chapter 27 Drugs for Weight Management Section 7 Drugs Used to Treat Infections Chapter 28 General Characteristics of Antimicrobial Drugs Chapter 29 Beta-Lactam Antibacterials: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Others Chapter 30 Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Macrolides and Miscellaneous Antibacterials Chapter 31 Tetracyclines, Sulfonamides, and Urinary Agents Chapter 32 Drugs for Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Disease Chapter 33 Antiviral, Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs Section 8 Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis and the Immune System Chapter 34 Immunizing Agents Chapter 35 Hematopoietic and Immunostimulant Drugs Chapter 36 Immunosuppressants & Corticosteroids Section 9 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System Chapter 37 Bronchodilating and Other Antiasthmatic Drugs Chapter 38 Antihistamines Section 10 Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System Chapter 39 Drug Therapy of Heart Failure Chapter 40 Antiarrhythmic Drugs Chapter 41 Antianginal Drugs Chapter 42 Drugs Used in Hypotension and Shock Chapter 43 Antihypertensive Drugs Chapter 44 Diuretics Chapter 45 Drugs That Affect Blood Coagulation Chapter 46 Drugs for Dyslipidemia Section 11 Drugs Affecting the Digestive System Chapter 47 Drugs Used in Peptic Ulcer Disease Chapter 48 Antiemetics Appendix A: Recently-Approved Drugs Appendix B: Miscellaneous Drugs Appendix C: Fluids & Electrolytes Appendix D: Therapeutic Serum Drug Concentrations for Selected Drugs Appendix E: Vitamins & Minerals Appendix F: Drugs Used in Dermatologic Conditions