Basic pharmacology for nurses. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bruce D. Clayton, Michelle Willihnganz.
• Other Names: Clayton, Bruce D, 1947-; Willihnganz, Michelle
• Contents: Unit 1: Foundations of Pharmacology. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources ; Basic Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions ; Drug Action across the Life Span ; The Nursing Process and Pharmacology ; Patient Education to Promote Health. -- Unit 2: Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration and Math Review. A Review of Arithmetic ; Principles of Medication Administration and Medication Safety ; Percutaneous Administration ; Enteral Administration ; Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation of Parenteral Medications ; Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Routes ; Parenteral Administration: Intravenous Route. -- Unit 3: Drugs That Affect the Autonomic and Central Nervous Systems. Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System ; Drugs Used for Sleep ; Drugs Used for Parkinson's Disease ; Drugs Used for Anxiety Disorders ; Drugs Used for Mood Disorders ; Drugs Used for Psychoses ; Drugs Used for Seizure Disorders ; Drugs Used for Pain Management. -- Unit 4: Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System. Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome ; Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias ; Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension ; Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias ; Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris ; Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease ; Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders ; Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure ; Drugs Used for Diuresis. -- Unit 5: Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of the Respiratory System. Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease ; Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease. -- Unit 6: Drugs That Affect the Digestive System. Drugs Used to Treat Oral Disorders ; Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease ; Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting ; Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and Diarrhea. -- Unit 7: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus ; Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease ; Corticosteroids ; Gonadal Hormones. --Unit 8: Drugs That Affect the Reproductive System. Drugs Used in Obstetrics ; Drugs Used in Men's and Women's Health. -- Unit 9: Drugs That Affect Other Body Systems. Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of the Urinary System Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders ; Drugs Used for Cancer Treatment ; Drugs Used to Treat the Muscular System ; Antimicrobial Agents. -- Unit 10: Drugs That Affect the General Health of the Body. Nutrition Herbal and Dietary Supplement Therapy ; Substance Abuse ; Miscellaneous Agents.
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Mo : Elsevier/Mosby
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 894 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 615/.1; Pharmacology; Nursing; Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage; Pharmacological Phenomena; Patient Education as Topic; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Nursing; Pharmacology; Nurses' Instruction; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323293099; 0323293093
• Related ISBNs: 9780323086547; 0323086543
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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