Focus on nursing pharmacology. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amy M. Karch ; contributing editor, Rebecca G. Tucker.
• Authors: Karch, Amy Morrison, 1949-
• Editors: Tucker, Rebecca G
• Contents: Part 1: Introduction to nursing pharmacology. Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effect of drugs -- The nursing process in drug therapy and patient safety -- Dosage calculations -- Challenges to effective drug therapy. Part 2: Chemotherapeutic agents. Introduction to cell physiology -- Antiinfective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents. Part 3: Drugs acting on the immune system. Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Antiinflammatory, antiarthritis, and related agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccine and sera. Part 4: Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems. Introduction to nerves and the nervous system -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents -- Antidepressant agents -- Psychotherapeutic agents -- Antiseizure agents -- Antiparkinsonism agents -- Muscle relaxants -- Narcotics, narcotic antagonists, and antimigraine agents -- General and local anesthetic agents -- Neuromuscular junction blocking agents. Part 5: Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system. Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agonists -- Adrenergic antagonists -- Cholinergic agonists -- Anticholinergic agents. Part 6: Drugs acting on the endocrine system. Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hypothalamic and pituitary agents -- Adrenocortical agents -- Thyroid and parathyroid agents -- Agents to control blood glucose levels. Part 7: Drugs acting on the reproductive system. Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system. Part 8: Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system. Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Agents for treating heart failure -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Antianginal agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias. Part 9: Drugs acting on the renal system. Introduction to the renal system -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder. Part 10: Drugs acting on the respiratory system. Introduction to the respiratory system -- Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract -- Drugs acting on the lower respiratory tract. Part 11: Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system. Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility -- Antiemetic agents.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.1; Pharmacology; Nursing; Drugs -- Administration -- Atlases; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Drug Therapy; Pharmacological Phenomena; Drug Administration Routes; Drug Therapy -- nursing; Drugs -- Administration; Nursing; Pharmacology; Scientific atlases; Nurses Instruction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781975100971; 1975100972
• Related ISBNs: 9781975100964
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