Pharmacology : a nursing process approach / Joyce LeFever Kee, Evelyn R. Hayes, Linda E. McCuistion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 949-956) and index.

Unit 1 : A Nurse's perspective of pharmacology -- Drug action: pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic phases -- Nursing process and client teaching -- Principles of drug administration -- Medications and calculations -- Unit 2 : Contemporary issues in pharmacology -- The Drug approval process (U.S. and Canadian), resources, and ethical considerations -- Transcultural considerations -- Drug interaction, over-the-counter drugs, and drug abuse -- Herbal therapy with nursing implications -- Pediatric pharmacology -- Geriatric pharmacology -- Medication administration in community settings -- The Role of the nurse in drug research -- Unit 3 : Nutrition and electrolytes -- Vitamin and mineral replacement -- Fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Nutritional support -- Unit 4 : Neurologic and neuromuscular agents -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Central nervous system depressants: sedative-hypnotics and anesthetics -- Nonnarcotic and narcotic analgesics -- Anticonvulsants -- Antipsychotics and anxiolytics --Antidepressants and mood stabilizer -- Autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergics and adrenergic blockers -- Cholinergics and anticholinergics -- Drugs for neuromuscular disorders: parkinsonism, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's disease, and muscle spasms -- Unit 5 : Antiinflammatory and antiinfective agents -- Antiinflammatory drugs -- Antibacterials and their effects, penicillins and cephalosporins -- Antibacterials: macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones -- Antibacterials: sulfonamides -- Antitubercular drugs, antifungal drugs, peptides, and metronidazole -- Antiviral, antimalarial, and anthelmintic drugs -- Drugs for urinary tract disorders -- Immunologic agents -- HIV and AIDS-related agents -- Vaccines -- Unit 7 : Antineoplastic agents -- Anticancer drugs -- Biologic response modifiers -- Unit 8 : Respiratory agents -- Drugs for common upper respiratory infections -- Drugs for acute and chronic lower respiratory disorders -- Unit 9 : Cardiovascular agents -- Drugs for cardiac disorders -- Diuretics -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Drugs for circulatory disorders -- Unit 10 : Gastrointestinal agents -- Drugs for gastrointestinal tract disorders -- Antiulcer drugs -- Unit 11 : Eye, ear, and skin agents -- Drugs for disorders of the eye and the ear -- Drugs for dermatologic disorders -- Unit 12 : Endocrine agents -- Endocrine pharmacology: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, and adrenals -- Antidiabetic drugs -- Unit 13 : Reproductive and gender-related agents -- Drugs associated with the female reproductive cycle I; pregnancy and preterm labor -- Drugs associated with the female reproductive cycle II: labor, delivery, and the preterm neonate -- Drugs associated with the postpartum and the newborn -- Drugs related to women's health and disorders -- Drugs related to reproductive health: male reproductive disorders -- Drugs related to reproductive health: infertility and sexually transmitted diseases -- Unit 14 : Emergency agents -- Adult and pediatric emergency drugs -- App. A : Generic drugs with corresponding Canadian trade drug names -- App. B : Therapeutic drugs monitoring (TDM) -- App. C : Drug-drug interactions -- App. D : Abbreviations -- App. E : Internet sites of interest.

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