Understanding Pharmacology - M. Linda Workman, Linda A. LaCharity, Susan L. Kruchko

Understanding Pharmacology

Essentials for Medication Safety
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544 Seiten
2010
Saunders
978-1-4160-2917-5 (ISBN)
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Helps you understand how drugs work and how to administer them safely. This title covers the difficult concepts and prepares you to handle the drugs and drug classes. It provides preparation for licensure exams and for clinical practice.
Clear and straightforward, "Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety" helps you understand how drugs work and how to administer them safely. That means you won't have to resort to rote memorization of drug information to avoid making medication errors! Written by noted educators M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Linda A. LaCharity, PhD, RN, and Susan L. Kruchko, MS, RN, "Understanding Pharmacology" clarifies difficult concepts and prepares you to handle today's new drugs and drug classes. It provides complete preparation for licensure exams and for clinical practice.

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Part One: Overview of Pharmacology 1. Drug Actions and Body Responses 2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs 3. Teaching Patients About Drug Therapy Part Two: Mathematics in Pharmacology 4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures 5. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculation 6. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs Part Three: Clinical Categories and Uses of Drugs 7. Drugs for Pain and Sleep Problems 8. Anti-inflammatory Drugs 9. Anti-infective Drugs: Antibacterial Drugs 10. Anti-infective Drugs: Antiviral Drugs 11. Anti-infective Drugs: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs 12. Drugs that Affect Urine Output 13. Drugs for Hypertension 14. Drugs for Heart Failure 15. Antidysrhythmic Drugs 16. Drugs for High Blood Lipids 17. Drugs that Affect Blood Clotting 18. Drugs for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems 19. Drugs for Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Constipation 20. Drugs for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux 21. Drugs for Seizures 22. Drugs for Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis 23. Drugs for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease 24. Drugs for Endocrine Problems 25. Drugs for Diabetes 26. Drugs for Glaucoma 27. Drugs for Cancer Therapy Answer Key General Index Disorders Index

Zusatzinfo 150 illus.
Verlagsort Philadelphia
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Ausbildung / Prüfung
ISBN-10 1-4160-2917-6 / 1416029176
ISBN-13 978-1-4160-2917-5 / 9781416029175
Zustand Neuware
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