Focus on Nursing Pharmacology
Author:Amy M. Karch
Edition:8th Edition
Emphasizing safe and effective medication use, this text develops an understanding of how drugs interact with the body across major systems. It integrates pharmacological principles with nursing practice, highlighting patient safety, dosage calculation, and the clinical application of drug therapies in diverse care settings.
Chapters
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs→
- Chapter 2: Drugs and the Body→
- Chapter 3: Toxic Effects of Drugs→
- Chapter 4: Nursing Process in Drug Therapy & Patient Safety→
- Chapter 5: Dosage Calculations→
- Chapter 6: Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy→
- Chapter 7: Introduction to Cell Physiology→
- Chapter 8: Antiinfective Agents→
- Chapter 9: Antibiotics→
- Chapter 10: Antiviral Agents→
- Chapter 11: Antifungal Agents→
- Chapter 12: Antiprotozoal Agents→
- Chapter 13: Anthelmintic Agents→
- Chapter 14: Antineoplastic Agents→
- Chapter 15: Intro to Immune Response & Inflammation→
- Chapter 16: Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis & Related Agents→
- Chapter 17: Immune Modulators→
- Chapter 18: Vaccines & Sera→
- Chapter 19: Introduction to Nerves & the Nervous System→
- Chapter 20: Anxiolytic & Hypnotic Agents→
- Chapter 21: Antidepressant Agents→
- Chapter 22: Psychotherapeutic Agents→
- Chapter 23: Antiseizure Agents→
- Chapter 24: Antiparkinsonism Agents→
- Chapter 25: Muscle Relaxants→
- Chapter 26: Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists & Antimigraine Agents→
- Chapter 27: General & Local Anesthetic Agents→
- Chapter 28: Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents→
- Chapter 29: Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System→
- Chapter 30: Adrenergic Agonists→
- Chapter 31: Adrenergic Antagonists→
- Chapter 32: Cholinergic Agonists→
- Chapter 33: Anticholinergic Agents→
- Chapter 34: Introduction to the Endocrine System→
- Chapter 35: Hypothalamic & Pituitary Agents→
- Chapter 36: Adrenocortical Agents→
- Chapter 37: Thyroid & Parathyroid Agents→
- Chapter 38: Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels→
- Chapter 39: Introduction to the Reproductive System→
- Chapter 40: Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System→
- Chapter 41: Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System→
- Chapter 42: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System→
- Chapter 43: Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure→
- Chapter 44: Agents for Treating Heart Failure→
- Chapter 45: Antiarrhythmic Agents→
- Chapter 46: Antianginal Agents→
- Chapter 47: Lipid-Lowering Agents→
- Chapter 48: Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation→
- Chapter 49: Drugs Used to Treat Anemias→
- Chapter 50: Introduction to the Renal System→
- Chapter 51: Diuretic Agents→
- Chapter 52: Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract & Bladder→
- Chapter 53: Introduction to the Respiratory System→
- Chapter 54: Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract→
- Chapter 55: Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract→
- Chapter 56: Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System→
- Chapter 57: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions→
- Chapter 58: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility→
- Chapter 59: Antiemetic Agents→
Related Books
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- Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician AssistantsLaura D. Rosenthal, Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum DNSc · 3rd Edition→
- Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care PracticeKara Sealock, Cydnee Seneviratne · 5th Edition→
- Pharmacology and the Nursing ProcessLinda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins PharmD, Julie S. Snyder · 10th Edition→
- Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process ApproachLinda E. McCuistion, Kathleen Vuljoin DiMaggio, Mary B. Winton, Jennifer J. Yeager · 12th Edition→
- Basic Geriatric NursingPatricia A. Williams · 8th Edition→