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Focus on nursing pharmacology

Title
Focus on nursing pharmacology / Amy M. Karch.
Author
Karch, Amy Morrison, 1949-
Publication
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2013], ©2013.

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Description
xvii, 1056 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nurses Instruction.
Note
  • Accompanied by: Lippincott's photo atlas of medication administration, 4th ed. / Pamela Lynn. iii, 85 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. Introduction to nursing pharmacology. Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effects of drugs -- The nursing process in drug therapy and patient safety -- Dosage calculations -- Challenges to effective drug therapy -- Pt. 2. Chemotherapeutic agents. Introduction to cell physiology -- Anti-infective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- Pt. 3. Drugs acting on the immune system. Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Anti-inflammatory, antiarthritis, and related agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccines and sera -- Pt. 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 junctio blocking agents -- Pt. 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system. Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agonists -- Adrenergic blocking antagonists --
  • Cholinergic agonists -- Anticholinergic agents -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. 7. Drugs acting on the reproductive system. Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system -- Pt. 8. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system. Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Cardiotonic agents -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Antianginal agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias -- Pt. 9. Drugs acting on the renal system. Introduction to the renal system -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder --
  • Pt. 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 -- Pt. 11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system. Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility -- Antiemetic agents -- Appendices.
ISBN
  • 9781451128345 (pbk.)
  • 1451128347 (pbk.)
LCCN
2012022374
OCLC
  • ocn822891338
  • 822891338
  • SCSB-8878135
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries