Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach
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Featuring concise, straightforward coverage, Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach, 7th Edition puts nursing pharmacology concepts and essential drug calculation skills into a practical nursing context to prepare you for real-world drug administration responsibilities. This edition has been revised and updated with the most current nursing pharmacology information available. Innovative features such as Prototype Drug Charts, Nursing Process Summaries, an extensive math/dosage calculation section, and NCLEX® Examination-style study questions make nursing pharmacology more understandable than ever.Unique! Prototype Drug Charts provide easy access to key information on dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more for more than 100 drugs.Unique! An extensive, color-coded dosage calculation section covers six methods of dosage calculation - basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, dimensional analysis, and dosing by body weight and body surface area - eliminating the need for a separate dosage calculation book.Nursing Process Summaries present client care and drug therapy within the framework of each step of the nursing process, including information on client teaching and cultural and herbal considerations.Preventing Medication Errors boxes reinforce concepts introduced in the medication safety chapter and highlight common errors that occur in clinical practice to help you ensure safe drug administration.Herbal Alerts provide a quick reference to side effects, drug interactions, and additional information for popular herbs you may encounter in practice.A fully updated bioterrorism appendix helps you recognize the clinical manifestations of bioterrorism weapons and respond with appropriate nursing care.Unique! Illustrated overviews of normal anatomy and physiology in all drug therapy chapters help you understand how drugs work in various body systems.Critical Thinking Case Studies at the end of each chapter challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic client scenarios. NCLEX® Study Questions for each chapter help prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX® Examination. Answers are listed upside-down at the bottom of the page for quick feedback.New medication safety chapter discusses medication errors, specific nursing measures to prevent medication errors, possible consequences of medication errors to nurses, responses to errors, reporting and learning from mistakes, and related ethical issues.Enhanced NCLEX® Examination-style study questions are now more application-based and include at least one alternate-item format question per chapter.Updated chapters on cultural considerations and women's health bring you the latest information on these important considerations in drug therapy. More reader-friendly and understandable than ever, this edition features helpful new photos throughout.
Unit 1A Nurse's Perspective of Pharmacology11Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases22Nursing Process and Client Teaching143Principles of Drug Administration214Medications and Calculations43Unit 2Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology1125The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Ethical Considerations1136Transcultural Considerations1207Drug Interaction, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Drug Abuse1318Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications1439Pediatric Pharmacology15610Geriatric Pharmacology16411Medication Administration in Community Settings17312The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research182Unit 3Nutrition and Electrolytes18813Vitamin and Mineral Replacement18914Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement20315Nutritional Support221Unit 4Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents23116Central Nervous System Stimulants23417Central Nervous System Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics and Anesthetics24318Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics25819Anticonvulsants27620Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics28721Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizer30422Autonomic Nervous System31723Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers32124Cholinergics and Anticholinergics33625Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Muscle Spasms349Unit 5Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents37126Antiinflammatory Drugs37327Antibacterials and Their Effects, Penicillins and Cephalosporins39128Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones40729Antibacterials: Sulfonamides42330Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole43031Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs44332Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders455Unit 6Immunologic Agents46333HIV and AIDS-Related Agents46534Vaccines484Unit 7Antineoplastic Agents49435Anticancer Drugs49636Biologic Response Modifiers515Unit 8Respiratory Agents53237Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections53538Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders546Unit 9Cardiovascular Agents56239Drugs for Cardiac Disorders56540Diuretics58541Antihypertensive Drugs60042Drugs for Circulatory Disorders620Unit 10Gastrointestinal Agents64143Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders64344Antiulcer Drugs665Unit 11Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents68145Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear68446Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders700Unit 12Endocrine Agents71047Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals71448Antidiabetic Drugs733Unit 13Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents74949Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle I; Pregnancy and Preterm Labor75450Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle II: Labor, Delivery, and the Preterm Neonate77251Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn79052Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders81053Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders83254Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases842Unit 14Emergency Agents85655Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs857App. AGeneric Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names877App. BTherapeutic Drugs Monitoring (TDM)879App. CDrug-Drug Interactions883App. DAbbreviations884App. EInternet Sites of Interest885References887Index897
