Drug therapy in nursing /
Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Samantha J. Venable.
- 2nd edition.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.
- xxx, 1217 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Unit 1: Foundations for drug therapy in nursing Chapter 1: Nursing Management of Drug Therapy Chapter 2: Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery Chapter 3: Drug Administration
Unit 2: Core Drug knowledge Chapter 4: Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics Chapter 5: Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
Unit 3: Core patient variables Chapter 6: Life Span: Children Chapter 7: Life Span: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women Chapter 8: Life Span: Older Adults Chapter 9: Lifestyle: Substance Abuse Chapter 10: Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutrition and Complementary Medications Chapter 11: Environment: Influences on Drug Therapy Chapter 12: Culture: Considerations in Drug Therapy
Unit 4: Peripheral nervous system drugs Chapter 13: Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function Chapter 14: Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function
Unit 5: Central Nervous System Drugs Chapter 15: Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking Chapter 16: Drugs That Are Sedatives Hypnotics and Anxiolytics Chapter 17: Drugs Treating Mood Disorders Chapter 18: Drugs for Treating Thought Disorders Chapter 19: Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders Chapter 20: Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity Chapter 21: Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders Chapter 22: Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System
Unit 6: Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs Chapter 23: Drugs treating severe pain Chapter 24: Drugs treating mild to moderate pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine headache Chapter 25: Drugs Treating Arthritis and Gout
Unit 8: Hematopoietic and immune system drugs Chapter 33: Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis Chapter 34: Drugs Affecting the Immune Response
Unit 9: Antineoplastic drugs Chapter 35: Drugs that are cell cycle-specific Chapter 36: Drugs that are cell cycle-Nonspecific
Unit 10: Antimicrobial drugs Chapter 37: Principles of antibiotic therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 38: Antibiotics affecting the bacterial cell wall / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 39: Antibiotics affecting protein synthesis / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 40: Drugs that are miscellaneous antibiotics / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 41: Drugs treating urinary tract infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 42: Drugs treating mycobacterial infections / Samantha J. Venable Drugs treating viral and fungal diseases / Samantha J. Venable - Chapter 43: Drugs treating HIV infection and AIDS / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 44: Drugs treating parasitic infections / Samantha J. Venable
Unit 11: Respiratory System drugs Chapter 45: Drugs affecting the upper system / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 46: Drugs affecting the lower system / Samantha J. Venable
Unit 12: Gastrointestinal system Drugs Chapter 47: Drugs affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract / Kathie Judy Guth -- Chapter 48: Drugs affecting the lower gastrointestinal tract / Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Unit 13: Endocrine system drugs Chapter 49: Drugs affecting pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and hypothalamic function / Joyce Vazzano -- Chapter 50: Drugs affecting corticosteroid levels / Samantha J. Venable -- Chapter 51: Drugs affecting blood glucose levels / Andrew Benson and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Chapter 52: Drugs affecting men's health and sexuality / Shari Lynn and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Chapter 53: Drugs affecting women's health and sexuality / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Chapter 54: Drugs affecting uterine motility / Diane S. Aschenbrenner.