Research Catalog

Title

Pharmacology : a nursing process approach / Joyce LeFever Kee, Evelyn R. Hayes.

Author

Kee, Joyce LeFever.

Publication

Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

Hayes, Evelyn R.

Description

xxvi, 832 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Subject

• Drug Therapy
• Nursing
• Pharmacology

Genre/Form

Nurses Instruction.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 795-800) and index.

Contents

• 1. Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases -- 2. Nursing Process and Client Teaching -- 3. Principles of Drug Administration -- 4. Medication and Calculations. Sect. A. Systems of Measurement with Conversion. Sect. B. Methods for Calculation. Sect. C. Calculations of Oral Dosages, Including for Pediatrics. Sect. D. Calculations of Injectable Dosages, Including for Pediatrics. Sect. E. Calculations of Intravenous Fluids -- 5. The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Cultural Considerations -- 6. Drug Interaction and Drug Abuse -- 7. Drug Therapy Considerations Throughout the Life Span -- 8. Role of the Nurse in Drug Research -- 9. Vitamin and Mineral Replacement -- 10. Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement -- 11. Nutritional Support -- 12. Central Nervous System Stimulants -- 13. Central Nervous System Depressants -- 14. Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics -- 15. Anticonvulsants --
• 16. Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, and Antidepressants -- 17. Autonomic Nervous System -- 18. Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers -- 19. Cholinergics and Anticholinergics -- 20. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Selerosis, and Muscle Spasms -- 21. Antiinflammatory Drugs -- 22. Antibacterials: Penicillins and Cephalosporins -- 23. Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones -- 24. Antibacterials: Sulfonamides -- 25. Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides -- 26. Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs -- 27. Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders -- 28. Anticancer Drugs -- 29. Biologic Response Modifiers / Anne E. Lara -- 30. Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections -- 31. Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders -- 32. Drugs for Cardiac Disorders -- 33. Diuretics -- 34. Antihypertensive Drugs -- 35. Drugs for Circulatory Disorders --
• 36. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders -- 37. Antiulcer Drugs -- 38. Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear -- 39. Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders -- 40. Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals -- 41. Antidiabetic Drugs -- 42. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle: Pregnancy, Preterm, Neonate, Labor, and Delivery / Jane Purnell Taylor -- 43. Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn / Jane Purnell Taylor -- 44. Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders / Jane Purnell Taylor -- 45. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko -- 46. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko -- 47. Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs / Linda Laskowski-Jones -- App. A. Generic Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names -- App. B. Temperature Conversion: Celsius and Fahrenheit --
• App. C. Alternative Pediatric Drug Calculations -- App. D. Recommended Daily Allowances for Vitamins and Minerals During Pregnancy -- App. E. Drugs That Discolor Urine and Feces -- App. F. Vaccines -- App. G. Laboratory Tests Related to Drug Use -- App. H. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.

ISBN

0721660576

LCCN

96046545

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries