Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Kee, Joyce LeFever.

Publication

Philadelphia : Saunders, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

Hayes, Evelyn R.

Description

xviii, 1032 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Subjects

• Nursing
• Pharmacology
• Drug Therapy
• Nurses Instruction

Genre/Form

Nurses Instruction.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Unit I. A Nurse's Perspective of Pharmacology. 1. Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases. 2. Nursing Process and Client Teaching. 3. Principles of Drug Administration. 4. Medication and Calculations -- Unit II. Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology. 5. The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Ethical Considerations. 6. Transcultural Considerations / Larry D. Purnell and Helene S. DeHaan. 7. Drug Interaction, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Drug Abuse. 8. Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications. 9. Drug Therapy Considerations Throughout the Life Span. 10. Medication Administration in Community Settings. 11. The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research -- Unit III. Nutrition and Electrolytes. 12. Vitamin and Mineral Replacement. 13. Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement. 14. Nutritional Support -- Unit IV. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents. 15. Central Nervous System Stimulants.
• 16. Central Nervous System Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics and Anesthetics. 17. Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics. 18. Anticonvulsants. 19. Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, and Antidepressants. 20. Autonomic Nervous System. 21. Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers. 22. Cholinergics and Anticholinergics. 23. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Muscle Spasms -- Unit V. Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents. 24. Antiinflammatory Drugs. 25. Antibacterials: Penicillins and Cephalosporins. 26. Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones. 27. Antibacterials: Sulfonamides. 28. Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole. 29. Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs. 30. Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders -- Unit VI. Immunologic Agents. 31. HIV- and AIDS-Related Agents / Patricia S. Lincoln and Robert Kizior.
• 32. Vaccines / Lynette M. Wachholz -- Unit VII. Antineoplastic Agents. 33. Anticancer Drugs. 34. Biologic Response Modifiers / Anne E. Lara -- Unit VIII. Respiratory Agents. 35. Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections. 36. Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders -- Unit IX. Cardiovascular Agents. 37. Drugs for Cardiac Disorders. 38. Diuretics. 39. Antihypertensive Drugs. 40. Drugs for Circulatory Disorders -- Unit X. Gastrointestinal Agents. 41. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders. 42. Antiulcer Drugs -- Unit XI. Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents. 43. Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear. 44. Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders -- Unit XII. Endocrine Agents. 45. Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals. 46. Antidiabetic Drugs -- Unit XIII. Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents.
• 47. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle: Pregnancy, Preterm Neonate, Labor, and Delivery / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin. 48. Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin. 49. Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin. 50. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko and Kathleen J. Jones. 51. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko and Kathleen J. Jones -- Unit XIV. Emergency Agents. 52. Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs / Linda Laskowski-Jones -- App. A. Generic Drugs With Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names -- App. B. Recommended Daily Allowances for Vitamins and Minerals During Pregnancy -- App. C. Laboratory Tests Related to Drug Use.

ISBN

0721682995

LCCN

98050608

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries