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