Pharmacology for nurses
Subtitle: a pathophysiologic approach
By: Michael Patrick Adams, Dianne L. Josephson, Leland Norman Holland, Jr
Contributors: Josephson, Dianne L.; Holland, Leland Norman, 1957-
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 831
ISBN-13: 9780130281487
Subjects: Nurses; Nursing; Drug Therapy; Nurses' Instruction; Pharmacology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [747]-760) and index.

System requirements for accompanying disk: Windows 98 or newer and Macintosh 9.X and OSX.
Table of contents: title: Guide to Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach -- -- Unit 1.; title: Core Concepts in Pharmacology -- -- Ch. 1.; title: Introduction to Pharmacology: Drug Regulation and Approval -- -- Ch. 2.; title: Drug Classes and Schedules -- -- Ch. 3.; title: Emergency Preparedness -- -- Ch. 4.; title: Principles of Drug Administration -- -- Ch. 5.; title: Pharmacokinetics -- -- Ch. 6.; title: Pharmacodynamics -- -- Unit 2.; title: Pharmacology and the Nurse-Patient Relationship -- -- Ch. 7.; title: Drug Administration throughout the Lifespan -- -- Ch. 8.; title: Nursing Process in Pharmacology -- -- Ch. 9.; title: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Drug Administration -- -- Ch. 10.; title: Biosocial Aspects of Pharmacotherapy -- -- Ch. 11.; title: Herbal and Alternative Therapies -- -- Ch. 12.; title: Substance Abuse -- -- Unit 3.; title: Nervous System -- -- Ch. 13.; title: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System -- -- Ch. 14.; title: Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia -- -- Ch. 15.; title: Drugs for Seizures -- -- Ch. 16.; title: Drugs for Emotional and Mood Disorders -- -- Ch. 17.; title: Drugs for Psychoses -- -- Ch. 18.; title: Drugs for Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System -- -- Ch. 19.; title: Drugs for the Control of Pain -- -- Ch. 20.; title: Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia -- -- Unit 4.; title: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems -- -- Ch. 21.; title: Drugs for Hypertension -- -- Ch. 22.; title: Drugs for Heart Failure -- -- Ch. 23.; title: Drugs for Dysrhythmias -- -- Ch. 24.; title: Drugs for Coagulation Disorders -- -- Ch. 25.; title: Drugs for Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, and Cerebrovascular Accident -- -- Ch. 26.; title: Drugs for Shock -- -- Ch. 27.; title: Drugs for Lipid Disorders -- -- Ch. 28.; title: Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders -- -- Ch. 29.; title: Drugs for Pulmonary Disorders -- -- Unit 5.; title: Immune System -- -- Ch. 30.; title: Drugs for Immune System Modulation -- -- Ch. 31.; title: Drugs for Inflammation, Fever, and Allergies -- -- Ch. 32.; title: Drugs for Bacterial Infections -- -- Ch. 33.; title: Drugs for Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminth Infections -- -- Ch. 34.; title: Drugs for Viral Infections -- -- Ch. 35.; title: Drugs for Neoplasia -- -- Unit 6.; title: Gastrointestinal System.