Pharmacology for Nursing Care

by Lehne, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9781416062493
• ISBN10: 1416062491
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-29
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This text emphasizes understanding over memorization to effectively present the "big picture" through the use of drug prototypes, large and small print, and special foundational chapters that cover principles related to each body system. At the end of each chapter, a summary of major nursing implications also helps you apply the material to real-world situations. The accompanying companion CD-ROM features audio and printable key points that you can download to a CD or MP3 player. The CD-ROM also features 700 NCLEX® examination-style multiple-choice review questions, animations depicting drug mechanisms and effects, flash cards, and numerous electronic calculators. UNIQUE! Summaries of Major Nursing Implications at the end of each chapter help you understand how to apply concepts to clinical practice in an easy-to-understand format. A prototype drug approach uses one drug within each drug family that characterizes all members of its group to give you the knowledge you need to learn not only about related drugs currently on the market, but also about those drugs that will be released once the student begins practice. Uses large print to identify essential "need-to-know" information and small print to identify "nice-to-know" information Concise drug summary tables present quick reference to detailed information on individual drugs, including class, generic and trade names, dosages, routes, and indications. End-of-chapter Key Points are summarized in a bulleted format to facilitate your review of the most important concepts in each chapter. Patient and family teaching content is highlighted to emphasize this key content and provide you with critical information to include in teaching patients about drugs and effects and stresses points for educating family members when they will be helping to care for the patient. Provides Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiology reviews at the beginning of chapters to help you understand the relationships pharmacology and the biologic systems that drugs influence. A comprehensive collection of appendixes includes a concise overview of Canadian drug information, gender-related drugs, drug administration techniques, normal laboratory values, and much more. Companion CD-ROM features 700 NCLEX examination-style multiple-choice review questions, animations depicting drug mechanisms and effects, flash cards, key points, and numerous electronic calculators. Includes numerous new drugs and formulations recently approved by the FDA to keep you current with today's drug therapy practice. Special Interest Topic boxes address late-breaking issues in pharmacology that have recently emerged in the media so you can learn the current events that may affect them in practice. Extensive revision to the Cancer Chemotherapy unit provides you with up-to-date information on new drug therapy in this complex and rapidly changing area of practice. Companion CD-ROM features audio and printable key points that you can download to a CD or MP3 player to listen to and review at their leisure. Additional full-color graphics illustrate how drugs work in the body and depict key pharmacologic principles.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Orientation to Pharmacology

Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information

Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacodynamics

Drug Interactions

Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors

Individual Variation in Drug Responses

Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan

Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients

Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients

Peripheral Nervous System Drugs Introduction

Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology

Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System Cholinergic Drugs

Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists

Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis

Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ganglionic Blocking Agents Adrenergic Drugs

Adrenergic Agonists

Adrenergic Antagonists

Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents

Central Nervous System Drugs Introduction

Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Drugs for Parkinson's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease

Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis Neurologic Drugs

Drugs for Epilepsy

Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity Drugs for Pain

Local Anesthetics

General Anesthetics

Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics

Pain Management in Patients with Cancer

Drugs for Headache Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia

Antidepressants

Drugs for Bipolar Disorder

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

Management of Anxiety Disorders

Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations

Drug Abuse II: Alcohol

Drug Abuse III: Major Drugs of Abuse (Other Than Alcohol)

Drugs That Affect Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Diuretics

Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids

Drugs That Affect the Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood

Review of Hemodynamics

Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Calcium Channel Blockers

Vasodilators

Drugs for Hypertension

Drugs for Heart Failure

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

Prophylaxis of Coronary Heart Disease: Drugs Lower that LDL Cholesterol Levels

Drugs for Angina Pectoris

Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs

Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Drugs for Hemophilia

Drugs for Deficiency Anemias

Hematopoietic Growth Factors

Drugs for Endocrine Disorders

Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

Drugs for Thyroid Disorders

Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function

Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex

Women's Health

Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications

Birth Control

Drug Therapy of Infertility

Drugs that Affect Uterine Function

Men's Health

Androgens

Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Anti-Inflammatory, Antiallergic, and Immu

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