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9780781748391

Drug Therapy in Nursing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780781748391

  • ISBN10:

    0781748399

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-03-15
  • Publisher: LWW
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Summary

"Using a nursing process framework, the fully revised Second Edition of this exemplary nursing pharmacology text places the patient at the center of all drug and drug administration choices. Following the book's accessible style, you'll bridge the gap between basic science and clinical practice, learning how today's most commonly used therapeutic agents can address each patient's specific treatment needs."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

unit 1 Foundations for Drug Therapy in Nursing
1(38)
Nursing Management in Drug Therapy
1(12)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery
13(14)
Samantha J. Venable
Drug Administration
27(12)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
unit 2 Core Drug Knowledge
39(24)
Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics
39(14)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
53(10)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
unit 3 Core Patient Variables
63(74)
Life Span: Children
63(11)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Life Span: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women
74(9)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Life Span: Older Adults
83(9)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Lifestyle: Substance Abuse
92(19)
Samantha J. Venable
Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutrition and Complementary Medications
111(10)
Samantha J. Venable
Environment: Influences on Drug Therapy
121(5)
Samantha J. Venable
Culture and Inherited Traits: Considerations in Drug Therapy
126(11)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
unit 4 Peripheral Nervous System Drugs
137(50)
Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function
137(29)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function
166(21)
Samantha J. Venable
unit 5 Central Nervous System Drugs
187(154)
Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking
187(25)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Relieving Anxiety and Producing Sleep
212(14)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Treating Mood Disorders
226(25)
Bernard Keenan
Drugs Treating Psychotic Disorders and Dementia
251(17)
Bernard Keenan
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders
268(20)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
288(15)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders
303(18)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System
321(20)
Samantha J. Venable
unit 6 Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
341(68)
Drugs Treating Severe Pain
341(25)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Treating Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever, Inflammation, and Migraine Headache
366(24)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Arthritis and Gout
390(19)
Samantha J. Venable
unit 7 Cardiovascular and Renal System Drugs
409(158)
Drugs Affecting Cardiac Rhythm
409(28)
Barbara van de Castle
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
437(40)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Treating Congestive Heart Failure
477(14)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Treating Angina
491(10)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels
501(14)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Coagulation
515(29)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Urinary Output
544(23)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
unit 8 Hematopoietic and Immune System Drugs
567(38)
Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis
567(15)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting the Immune Response
582(23)
Brenda Shelton
unit 9 Antineoplastic Drugs
605(54)
Drugs That Are Cell Cycle--Specific
605(30)
Delia Baquiran
Drugs That Are Cell Cycle--Nonspecific
635(24)
Delia Baquiran
unit 10 Antimicrobial Drugs
659(184)
Principles of Antibiotic Therapy
659(8)
Samantha J. Venable
Antibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell Wall
667(25)
Samantha J. Venable
Antibiotics Affecting Protein Synthesis
692(30)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs That Are Miscellaneous Antibiotics
722(10)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Urinary Tract Infections
732(11)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Mycobacterial Infections
743(13)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Viral and Fungal Diseases
756(31)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating HIV Infection and AIDS
787(29)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Treating Parasitic Infections
816(27)
Samantha J. Venable
unit 11 Respiratory System Drugs
843(50)
Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System
843(20)
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System
863(30)
Samantha J. Venable
unit 12 Gastrointestinal System Drugs
893(52)
Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
893(31)
Kathie Judy Guth
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
924(21)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
unit 13 Endocrine System Drugs
945(190)
Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function
945(36)
Joyce Vazzano
Drugs Affecting Corticosteroid Levels
981(21)
Steve Glow
Barbara Prescott
Samantha J. Venable
Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels
1002(28)
Andrew Benson
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Men's Health and Sexuality
1030(17)
Shari Lynn
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Women's Health and Sexuality
1047(22)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility
1069(66)
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Appendices
appendix A Supplemental Canadian Drug Information
1087(5)
appendix B Diagnostic Imaging Agents
1092(7)
appendix C Enzyme or Debridement Therapy
1099(4)
appendix D Enteral and Nutritional Supplements
1103(5)
appendix E Parenteral Nutrition
1108(4)
appendix F Antidotes
1112(5)
appendix G Immunizations
1117(7)
appendix H Antiemetic Drugs
1124(3)
appendix I Therapeutic and Toxic Levels of Selected Drugs
1127(3)
appendix J Drugs That May Cause Photosensitivity
1130(5)
Answers to Questions for Study and Review 1135(20)
Index 1155

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