Pharmacology in Nursing
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-8151-4517-2 (ISBN)
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This text is one of the most comprehensive sources in the nursing pharmacology market. The 20th edition provides thorough coverage of more than 1,000 generic and trade drugs, including more than 200 new drugs recently approved by the FDA. Two new chapters are presented on over-the-counter medications and alternative medications. Other new features include boxes on the management of drug overdoses and highlighted content on serious drug interactions. This book features extensive pedagogy, including chapter overview, chapter objectives, key terms, critical thinking questions, case studies, and new collaborative activities at the end of each chapter. Features: * Explanations of drug groups and individual drugs feature significant drug interactions and dosage and administration guidelines to provide the student with the most thorough and comprehensive information available. * Key Drugs are given more thorough treatment and highlighted with an icon for quick identification in the chapter. * The nursing process highlights important nursing content related to the specific drugs or drug groups.
* Features drug reference tables to make information more accessible and enhance the text's utility as a reference. * Presents case studies highlighting specific clinical situations, with critical thinking questions, to illustrate clinical applicability. Answers are in the Instructor's Resource Kit. * Presents featured boxes on nursing research, cultural implications, and home health care to highlight these important issues. * Critical thinking questions for each chapter help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. * Provides a separate disorder index that features alphabetical reference to disorders, conditions, and diseases in the text for easier access. NEW FEATURES: * Includes two new chapters: Over-the-Counter Medications (Chapter 11) and Alternative and Complementary Pharmacology (Chapter 12) to feature these growing areas in today's health care environment. * Features new boxes on management of drug overdose to alert the nurse to important information and guidelines regarding overdoses for specific medications.
* Provides collaborative activities at the end of each chapter to encourage students to apply critical thinking skills to problems that involve interaction with other students. * Highlights serious drug interactions to alert the student to potential problems. * Provides a patient teaching disk with each book to provide more information about patient teaching related to approximately 30 drugs included in the textbook, also includes a free quick reference for medication administration. * Includes approximately 180 new illustrations to help explain how drugs work in the body and to help define other pharmacologic principles.
Part One: Basic Concepts. Unit 1: Principles of Pharmacology. Orientation to Pharmacology. Legal Foundations. Principles of Drug Action. Unit 2: The Nursing Process and Pharmacology. Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, And Planning. Implementation and Evaluation. Unit 3: Biopsychosocial Aspects of Pharmacology. Psychologic and Cultural Aspects of Drug Therapy and Self-Treatment. Maternal and Child Drug Therapy. Adult and Geriatric Drug Therapy. Substance Misuse and Abuse. Client Teaching for Self-Administration of Medications. Unit 4: Current Issues in Pharmacology. Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications. Alternative and Complementary Pharmacology. Part Two: Clinical Aspects. Unit 5: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System. Overview of the Central Nervous System. Analgesics. Anesthetics. Antianxiety, Sedative, And Hypnotic Drugs. Anticonvulsants. Central Nervous System Stimulants. Psychotherapeutic Drugs. Unit 6: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System. Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System. Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic Nervous System. Drugs Affecting the Sympathetic Nervous System. Drugs for Specific CNS-Peripheral Dysfunctions. Unit 7: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System. Overview of Cardiovascular System. Cardiac Glycosides. Antidysrhythmics. Antihypertensives. Calcium Channel Blockers. Vasodilators and Antihemorrheologic Agents. Unit 8: Drugs Affecting the Blood. Overview of the Blood. Anticoagulants, Thrombolytics, And Blood Components. Antihyperlipidemic Drugs. Unit 9: Drugs Affecting the Urinary System. Overview of the Urinary System. Diuretics. Uricosuric Drugs. Drug Therapy for Renal System Dysfunction. Unit 10: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System. Overview of the Respiratory System. Mucokinetic and Bronchodilator Drugs. Oxygen and Miscellaneous Respiratory Agents. Unit 11: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System. Overview of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract. Unit 12: Drugs Affecting the Visual and Auditory Systems. Overview of the Eye. Ophthalmic Drugs. Overview of the Ear. Auditory Drugs. Unit 13: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System. Overview of the Endocrine System. Drugs Affecting the Pituitary. Drugs Affecting the Parathyroid and Thyroid. Drugs Affecting the Adrenal Cortext. Drugs Affecting the Pancreas. Unit 14: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System. Overview of the Female and Male Reproductive Systems. Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System. Drugs for Labor and Delivery. Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System. Drugs Affecting Sexual Behaviour. Unit 15: Drugs Used in Neoplastic Diseases. Antineoplastic Chemotherapy. Antineoplastic Agents. Unit 16: Drugs Used in Infectious Diseases and Inflammation. Overview of Infections, Inflammation, And Fever. Antibiotics. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs. Other Antimicrobial Drugs and Antiparasitic Drugs. Unit 17: Drugs Affecting the Immunologic System. Overview of the Immunologic System. Serums, Vaccines, And Other Immunizing Agents. Immunosuppressants and Immunomodulators. Unit 18: Drugs Affecting the Integumentary System. Overview of the Integumentary System. Dermatologic Drugs. Debriding Agents. Unit 19: Intravenous and Nutritional Therapy. Vitamins and Minerals. Fluids and Electrolytes. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition. Unit 20: Miscellaneous Agents. Antiseptics, Disinfectants, And Sterilant Agents. Diagnostic Agents. Poisons and Antidotes. Appendices.
| Reihe/Serie | Plus Study Guide |
|---|---|
| Überarbeitung | Leda M. McKenry, Evelyn Salerno |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 222 x 286 mm |
| Gewicht | 2969 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► PTA / PKA | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8151-4517-9 / 0815145179 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8151-4517-2 / 9780815145172 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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