Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Kee, Joyce LeFever.

Publication

Philadelphia : Saunders, [2003], ©2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

Hayes, Evelyn R.

Description

xxv, 917 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Subjects

• Nursing
• Drug Therapy
• Pharmacology
• Nurses Instruction

Genre/Form

Nurses Instruction.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 887-895) and index.

Contents

• Unit 1. 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. Medications and Calculations -- Unit 2. Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology -- 5. The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Ethical Considerations -- 6. Transcultural Considerations / Larry D. Purnell -- 7. Drug Interaction, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Drug Abuse -- 8. Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications -- 9. Pediatric Pharmacology / Judith W. Herrman -- 10. Geriatric Pharmacology -- 11. Medication Administration in Community Settings -- 12. The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research -- Unit 3. Nutrition and Electrolytes -- 13. Vitamin and Mineral Replacement -- 14. Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement -- 15. Nutritional Support -- Unit 4. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents -- 16. Central Nervous System Stimulants --
• 17. Central Nervous System Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics and Anesthetics -- 18. Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics -- 19. Anticonvulsants -- 20. Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics -- 21. Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizer -- 22. Autonomic Nervous System -- 23. Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers -- 24. Cholinergics and Anticholinergics -- 25. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Muscle Spasms -- Unit 5. Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents -- 26. Antiinflammatory Drugs -- 27. Antibacterials and Their Effects, Penicillins and Cephalosporins -- 28. Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones -- 29. Antibacterials: Sulfonamides -- 30. Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole -- 31. Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs -- 32. Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders -- Unit 6. Immunologic Agents --
• 33. HIV and AIDS-Related Agents / Patricia S. Lincoln and Robert Kizior -- 34. Vaccines -- Unit 7. Antineoplastic Agents -- 35. Anticancer Drugs -- 36. Biologic Response Modifiers / Anne E. Lara -- Unit 8. Respiratory Agents -- 37. Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections -- 38. Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders -- Unit 9. Cardiovascular Agents -- 39. Drugs for Cardiac Disorders -- 40. Diuretics -- 41. Antihypertensive Drugs -- 42. Drugs for Circulatory Disorders -- Unit 10. Gastrointestinal Agents -- 43. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders -- 44. Antiulcer Drugs -- Unit 11. Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents -- 45. Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear -- 46. Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders -- Unit 12. Endocrine Agents -- 47. Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals -- 48. Antidiabetic Drugs -- Unit 13. Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents --
• 49. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle I; Pregnancy and Preterm Labor / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin -- 50. Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle II: Labor, Delivery, and the Preterm Neonate / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin -- 51. Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin -- 52. Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders / Jane Purnell Taylor and Linda Goodwin -- 53. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko and Kathleen J. Jones -- 54. Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko and Kathleen J. Jones -- Unit 14. Emergency Agents -- 55. Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs / Linda Laskowski-Jones -- App. A. Generic Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names -- App. B. Therapeutic Drugs Monitoring (TDM) -- App. C. Drug-Drug Interactions --
• App. D. Abbreviations -- App. E. Internet Sites of Interest.

ISBN

0721693458 (pbk.)

LCCN

2002075773

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries