Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
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This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for students training for a career in nursing. It includes the Pharmacology and the Nursing Process - text with Study Guide. For further information on each individual product, please click on the link provided. Rosemarie Brager This textbook offers nursing students a comprehensive overview of pharmacology and related nursing considerations. It is easy-to-read and has good aesthetic features. As pharmacology considerations and treatments change daily in the healthcare environment, it is almost impossible to keep pace with a text. This text does a fine job of trying to keep up with new drugs and not losing site of the classic ones. This book would be beneficial to nursing students in all levels (associate, diploma, BSN). All physiologic body systems are covered and serve as the model of review. A brief, although accurate and necessary, review of pathophysiology is given for each chapter. Many color tables, which are easy to read, are included. A special feature which is well-received is the inclusion of many "profiles." Each category of drug is profiled in a color-background box. This visual strategy is helpful to the student studying for exams. Although up-to-date information is usually covered (new generations of oral antidiabetic medications), the book is not perfect (low-molecular weight heparin is not covered). Also, it would have been helpful if all medications were described in generic and brand name terms. I am not very familiar with many pharmacology textbooks, although I teach nursing students clinically and in the classroom about acute care. I cannot think that there are too many other texts that offer the nursing student a better look at pharmacology. I recommend this book.
Pt. 1Pharmacology basics11The nursing process and drug therapy72Pharmacologic principles163Life span considerations364Legal, ethical, and cultural considerations475Medication errors : preventing and responding596Patient education and drug therapy697Over-the-counter drugs and herbal products768Substance abuse869Photo atlas of drug administration98Pt. 2Drugs affecting the central nervous system14310Analgesic agents14511General and local anesthetics16912Central nervous system depressants and muscle relaxants18713Antiepileptic agents20414Antiparkinsonian agents22015Psychotherapeutic agents23516Central nervous system stimulant agents273Pt. 3Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system28717Adrenergic agents28918Adrenergic-blocking agents30419Cholinergic agents31920Cholinergic-blocking agents330Pt. 4Drugs affecting the cardiovascular and renal systems34121Positive inotropic agents34522Antidysrhythmic agents35923Antianginal agents37924Antihypertensive agents39525Diuretic agents42226Fluids and electrolytes43727Coagulation modifier agents45328Antilipemic agents477Pt. 5Drugs affecting the endocrine system49329Pituitary agents49530Thyroid and antithyroid agents50531Antidiabetic agents51432Adrenal agents53433Women's health agents54434Men's health agents567Pt. 6Drugs affecting the respiratory system57735Antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives, and expectorants57936Bronchodilators and other respiratory agents594Pt. 7Antiinfective and antiinflammatory agents61737Antibiotics61938Antiviral agents65439Antitubercular agents67840Antifungal agents68941Antimalarial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic agents70042Antiseptic and disinfectant agents71743Antiinflammatory, antirheumatoid, and related agents727Pt. 8Immune and biologic modifiers and chemotherapeutic agents74544Immunosuppressant agents74745Immunizing agents75546Antineoplastic agents77347Immunomodulating agents81248Gene therapy and pharmacogenomics831Pt. 9Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system and nutrition83949Acid-controlling agents84150Antidiarrheals and laxatives85751Antiemetic and antinausea agents87252Vitamins and minerals88353Nutritional supplements910Pt. 10Miscellaneous therapeutics : hematologic, dermatologic, ophthalmic, and otic agents92354Blood-forming agents92555Dermatologic agents93456Ophthalmic agents94857Otic agents979
