Focus on nursing pharmacology
By: Amy M. Karch.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1072
ISBN-13: 9780781790475
Subjects: Pharmacology; Nursing; Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Nurses' Instruction; Drug Therapy -- Nurses' Instruction; Pharmacology -- Nurses' Instruction
Genres: Nurses' Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction to nursing pharmacology.; title: Introduction to drugs; title: Drugs and the body; title: Toxic effects of drugs; title: Nursing management; title: Dosage calculations; title: Drug therapy in the 21st century; title: pt. 2. Chemotherapeutic agents.; title: Introduction to cell physiology; title: Anti-infective agents; title: Antibiotics; title: Antiviral agents; title: Antifungal agents; title: Antiprotozoal agents; title: Anthelmintic agents; title: Antineoplastic agents; title: pt. 3. Drugs acting on the immune system.; title: Introduction to the immune response and inflammation; title: Anti-inflammatory agents; title: Immune modulators; title: Vaccines and sera; title: pt. 4. Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems.; title: Introduction to nerves and the nervous system; title: Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents; title: Antidepressant agents; title: Psychotherapeutic agents; title: Antiepileptic agents; title: Antiparkinsonism agents; title: Muscle relaxants; title: Narcotics and antimigraine agents; title: General and local anesthetic agents; title: Neuromuscular junction blocking agents; title: pt. 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system.; title: Introduction to the autonomic nervous system; title: Adrenergic agents; title: Adrenergic blocking agents; title: Cholinergic agents; title: Anticholinergic agents; title: pt. 6. Drugs acting on the endocrine system.; title: Introduction to the endocrine system; title: Hypothalamic and pituitary agents; title: Adrenocortical agents; title: Thyroid and parathyroid agents; title: Antidiabetic agents; title: pt. 7. Drugs acting on the reproductive system.; title: Introduction to the reproductive system; title: Drugs affecting the female reproductive system; title: Drugs affecting the male reproductive system; title: pt. 8. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system.; title: Introduction to the cardiovascular system; title: Drugs affecting blood pressure; title: Cardiotonic agents; title: Antiarrhythmic agents; title: Antianginal agents; title: Lipid-lowering agents; title: Drugs affecting blood coagulation; title: Drugs used to treat anemias; title: pt. 9. Drugs acting on the renal system.; title: Introduction to the kidneys and the urinary tract; title: Diuretic agents; title: Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder; title: pt. 10. Drugs acting on the respiratory system.; title: Introduction to the respiratory system; title: Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract; title: Drugs used to treat obstructive pulmonary disorders; title: pt. 11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system.; title: Introduction to the gastrointestinal system; title: Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions; title: Laxative and antidiarrheal agents; title: Emetic and antiemetic agents.