Clinical Drug Therapy : Rationales for Nursing Practice

by Ropelewski-Ryan, Gail

• ISBN13: 9780781724012
• ISBN10: 0781724015
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. New to the Eighth Edition are case studies integrated into each chapter with case-based questions that foster critical thinking. New Research Briefs summarize current research and its nursing implications. A new chapter covers drugs for obesity, and all nutrition products have been consolidated into one chapter. New NCLEX®-style questions appear at the end of each drug chapter.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Pharmacology	1	(3)
Basic Concepts and Processes	4	(3)
Administering Medications	7	(4)
Nursing Process in Drug Therapy	11	(4)
Physiology of the Central Nervous System	15	(3)
Opioid Analgesics and Opioid Antagonists	18	(3)
Analgesic-Antipyretic-Anti-inflammatory and Related Drugs	21	(3)
Antianxiety and Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs	24	(3)
Antipsychotic Drugs	27	(5)
Antidepressants	32	(4)
Antiseizure Drugs	36	(4)
Antiparkinson Drugs	40	(3)
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants	43	(3)
Anesthetics	46	(4)
Substance Abuse Disorders	50	(4)
Central Nervous System Stimulants	54	(2)
Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System	56	(2)
Adrenergic Drugs	58	(3)
Antiadrenergic Drugs	61	(4)
Cholinergic Drugs	65	(3)
Anticholinergic Drugs	68	(4)
Physiology of the Endocrine System	72	(2)
Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones	74	(4)
Corticosteroids	78	(4)
Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs	82	(4)
Hormones That Regulate Calcium and Bone Metabolism	86	(3)
Antidiabetic Drugs	89	(4)
Estrogens, Progestins, and Oral Contraceptives	93	(3)
Androgens and Anabolic Steroids	96	(3)
Nutritional Support Products and Drugs for Obesity	99	(4)
Vitamins	103	(3)
Minerals and Electrolytes	106	(3)
General Characteristics of Antimicrobial Drugs	109	(2)
Beta-Lactam Antibacterials: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Others	111	(3)
Aminoglycosides and Fluoroquinolones	114	(3)
Tetracyclines, Sulfonamides, and Urinary Agents	117	(3)
Macrolides and Miscellaneous Antibacterials	120	(3)
Drugs for Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Disease	123	(3)
Antiviral Drugs	126	(3)
Antifungal Drugs	129	(3)
Antiparasitics	132	(2)
Physiology of the Immune System	134	(2)
Immunizing Agents	136	(4)
Hematopoietic and Immunostimulant Drugs	140	(3)
Immunosuppressants	143	(3)
Physiology of the Respiratory System	146	(3)
Bronchodilating and Other Antiasthmatic Drugs	149	(3)
Antihistamines	152	(3)
Nasal Decongestants, Antitussives, Mucolytics, and Cold Remedies	155	(3)
Physiology of the Cardiovascular System	158	(3)
Drug Therapy of Heart Failure	161	(4)
Antiarrhythmic Drugs	165	(5)
Antianginal Drugs	170	(4)
Drugs Used in Hypotension and Shock	174	(3)
Antihypertensive Drugs	177	(3)
Diuretics	180	(4)
Drugs That Affect Blood Coagulation	184	(3)
Drugs for Hyperlipidemia	187	(2)
Physiology of the Digestive System	189	(3)
Drugs Used in Peptic Ulcer Disease	192	(4)
Laxatives and Cathartics	196	(3)
Antidiarrheals	199	(3)
Antiemetics	202	(3)
Drugs Used in Oncologic Disorders	205	(4)
Drugs Used in Ophthalmic Conditions	209	(4)
Drugs Used in Dermatologic Conditions	213	(3)
Drug Use During Pregnancy and Lactation	216	(3)
Comprehensive Critical Thinking Exercises	219	(4)
Appendix	223	(227192)
Answers	227415