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 Drugsβ
- Chapter 2: Drugs and the Bodyβ
- Chapter 3: Toxic Effects of Drugsβ
- Chapter 4: Nursing Process in Drug Therapy & Patient Safetyβ
- Chapter 5: Dosage Calculationsβ
- Chapter 6: Challenges to Effective Drug Therapyβ
- Chapter 7: Introduction to Cell Physiologyβ
- Chapter 8: Antiinfective Agentsβ
- Chapter 9: Antibioticsβ
- Chapter 10: Antiviral Agentsβ
- Chapter 11: Antifungal Agentsβ
- Chapter 12: Antiprotozoal Agentsβ
- Chapter 13: Anthelmintic Agentsβ
- Chapter 14: Antineoplastic Agentsβ
- Chapter 15: Intro to Immune Response & Inflammationβ
- Chapter 16: Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis & Related Agentsβ
- Chapter 17: Immune Modulatorsβ
- Chapter 18: Vaccines & Seraβ
- Chapter 19: Introduction to Nerves & the Nervous Systemβ
- Chapter 20: Anxiolytic & Hypnotic Agentsβ
- Chapter 21: Antidepressant Agentsβ
- Chapter 22: Psychotherapeutic Agentsβ
- Chapter 23: Antiseizure Agentsβ
- Chapter 24: Antiparkinsonism Agentsβ
- Chapter 25: Muscle Relaxantsβ
- Chapter 26: Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists & Antimigraine Agentsβ
- Chapter 27: General & Local Anesthetic Agentsβ
- Chapter 28: Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agentsβ
- Chapter 29: Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous Systemβ
- Chapter 30: Adrenergic Agonistsβ
- Chapter 31: Adrenergic Antagonistsβ
- Chapter 32: Cholinergic Agonistsβ
- Chapter 33: Anticholinergic Agentsβ
- Chapter 34: Introduction to the Endocrine Systemβ
- Chapter 35: Hypothalamic & Pituitary Agentsβ
- Chapter 36: Adrenocortical Agentsβ
- Chapter 37: Thyroid & Parathyroid Agentsβ
- Chapter 38: Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levelsβ
- Chapter 39: Introduction to the Reproductive Systemβ
- Chapter 40: Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive Systemβ
- Chapter 41: Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive Systemβ
- Chapter 42: Introduction to the Cardiovascular Systemβ
- Chapter 43: Drugs Affecting Blood Pressureβ
- Chapter 44: Agents for Treating Heart Failureβ
- Chapter 45: Antiarrhythmic Agentsβ
- Chapter 46: Antianginal Agentsβ
- Chapter 47: Lipid-Lowering Agentsβ
- Chapter 48: Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulationβ
- Chapter 49: Drugs Used to Treat Anemiasβ
- Chapter 50: Introduction to the Renal Systemβ
- Chapter 51: Diuretic Agentsβ
- Chapter 52: Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract & Bladderβ
- Chapter 53: Introduction to the Respiratory Systemβ
- Chapter 54: Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tractβ
- Chapter 55: Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tractβ
- Chapter 56: Introduction to the Gastrointestinal Systemβ
- Chapter 57: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretionsβ
- Chapter 58: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motilityβ
- Chapter 59: Antiemetic Agentsβ
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- Introduction to Critical Care NursingMary Lou Sole, Deborah Goldenberg Klein, Marthe J. Moseley Β· 7th Editionβ
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