Drug therapy in nursing /

Aschenbrenner, Diane S.

Drug therapy in nursing / Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Samantha J. Venable. - 3rd edition. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. - xxix, 1306 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Contents
Unit 1: Principle and process for drug therapy in nursing
1: Nursing Management of Drug Therapy
2: Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery
3: Drug Administration



Unit 2: CORE DRUG KNOWLEDGE
4: Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacokinetics
5: Pharmacodynamics
6: Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions



Unit 3: CORE PATIENT VARIABLES
7: Life Span: Children
8: Life Span: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women
9: Life Span: Older Adults
10: Lifestyle: Substance Abuse
11: Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutrition and Complementary Medications
12: Environment: Influences on Drug Therapy
13: Culture: Considerations in Drug Therapy



Unit 4: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
14: Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function
15: Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function



Unit 5: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
16: Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking
17: Drugs That Are Sedatives Hypnotics and Anxiolytics
18: Drugs Treating Mood Disorders
19: Drugs for Treating Thought Disorders
20: Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders
21: Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
22: Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders
23: Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System



Unit 6: DRUGS Used To Control Pain And INFLAMMATORY
24: Drugs Are Narcotic analgesics
25: Drugs Treating Fever and Inflammation
26: Drugs Treating Arthritis and Gout



Unit 7: CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEM DRUGS
27: Drugs Treating Heart Failure
28: Drugs Treating Angina
29: Drugs Affecting Cardiac Rhythm
30: Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
31: Drugs Affecting Diuresis

Drugs Affecting Urinary Output

Unit 8: Blood AND IMMUNE SYSTEM DRUGS
32: Drugs Affecting Coagulation
33. Drugs for Modifying Biologic Response
34: Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels

33: Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis 34: Drugs Affecting the Immune Response 35: ls 36:
Unit 9: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DRUGS
35: Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System
36: Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System


Unit 10: GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM DRUGS
37: Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
38: Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract



Unit 11: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DRUGS
39: Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function
40: Drugs Affecting Hormone Levels: Corticosteroid and their Antagonists
41: Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels
42: Drugs Affecting Men's Health and Sexuality
43: Drugs Affecting Women's Health and Sexuality
44: Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility

Unit 12: Antineoplastic Drugs
45: Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs
46: Cell Cycle-Nonspecific Drugs


Unit 13: ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS
47: Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
48: Antibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell Wall
49: Antibiotics Affecting Protein Synthesis
50: Miscellaneous Antibiotics
51: Drugs Treating Urinary Tract Infections
52: Drugs Treating Mycobacterial Infections
53: Drugs Treating Viral and Fungal Infections
54: Drugs Treating HIV Infection and AIDS
55: Drugs Treating Parasitic Infections



Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780781732697 (alk. paper) 0781732697 (alk. paper)

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Chemotherapy.
Pharmacology.
Nursing.
Drug Therapy--Nurses' Instruction.
Pharmaceutical Preparations--Nurses' Instruction.
Pharmacology--Nurses' Instruction.

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