| Description |
xvii, 1346 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Skill 7 Administering a Subcutaneous Injection / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 8 Administering an Intramuscular Injection / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 9 Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion: Applying an Insulin Pump / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 10 Administering Medications by Intravenous Bolus or Push Through an Intravenous Infusion / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 11 Administering a Piggyback Intermittent Intravenous Infusion of Medication / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 12 Administering an Intermittent Intravenous infusion of Medication via a Mini-infusion Pump / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 13 Administering an Intermittent Intravenous Infusion of Medication via a Volume-Control Administration Set / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 14 Introducing Drugs Through a Medication or Drug-Infusion Lock (Intermittent Peripheral Venous Access Device) Using the Saline Flush / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 15 Instilling Eye Drops / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 16 Instilling Ear Drops / Mikaela Olsen |
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Contents note continued: ch. 11 Environment: Influences on Drug Therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 12 Culture: Considerations in Drug Therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- Unit 4 Peripheral Nervous System Drugs / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 13 Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 14 Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function / Diane S. Aschenbrenner / Samantha J. Venable -- Unit 5 Central Nervous System Drugs / Diane S. Aschenbrenner / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 15 Drugs Relieving Anxiety and Promoting Sleep / Diane S. Aschenbrenner / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 16 Drugs Treating Mood Disorders / Barbara G. Huggins -- ch. 17 Drugs Treating Psychotic Disorders and Dementia / Barbara G. Huggins -- ch. 18 Drugs Treating Seizure Disorders / Faye Bemly / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 19 Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 20 Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity / Andrew R. Benson -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 21 Drugs Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders / Andrew R. Benson / Kelly A. Stauffacher -- ch. 22 Drugs Stimulating the Central Nervous System / Samantha J. Venable / Peggy Jenkins -- Unit 6 Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs / Samantha J. Venable / Jacqueline Gilreath -- ch. 23 Drugs Treating Severe Pain / Samantha J. Venable / Jacqueline Gilreath -- ch. 24 Drugs Treating Mild to Moderate Pain, Fever, Inflammation, and Migraine Headache / Paul L. Sacamano / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 25 Drugs Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout / Samantha J. Venable -- Unit 7 Hematopoietic, Cardiovascular, and Renal System Drugs / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 26 Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure / Samantha J. Venable -- Charter 27 Drugs Affecting Urinary Output / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 28 Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 29 Drugs Treating Heart Failure / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 30 Drugs Treating Angina / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 31 Drugs Affecting Cardiac Rhythm / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 32 Drugs Affecting Coagulation / Nancy Sullivan -- ch. 33 Drugs Affecting Hematopoiesis / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Unit 8 Respiratory System Drugs / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 34 Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 35 Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System / Samantha J. Venable -- Unit 9 Gastrointestinal Tract Drugs / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 36 Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 37 Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract / Samantha J. Venable / Janice J. Hoffman -- Unit 10 Antimicrobial Drugs / Samantha J. Venable / Janice J. Hoffman -- ch. 38 Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy / Samantha J. Venable / Janice J. Hoffman -- ch. 39 Antibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell Wall / Samantha J. Venable -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 40 Antibiotics Affecting Protein Synthesis / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 41 Drugs That Are Miscellaneous Antibiotics / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 42 Drugs Treating Urinary Tract Infections / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 43 Drugs Treating Mycobacterial Infections / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 44 Drugs Treating Fungal Infections / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 45 Drugs Treating Viral Infections / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 46 Drugs Treating HIV Infection and AIDS / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 47 Drugs Treating Parasitic Infections / Samantha J. Venable / Gerry M. de Jesus -- Unit 11 Endocrine Drugs / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 48 Drugs Affecting Corticosteroid Levels / Samantha J. Venable -- ch. 49 Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose Levels / Sanumtha J. Venable / Gerry M. de Jesus -- ch. 50 Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function / Diane S. Aschenbrenno -- ch. 51 Drugs Affecting Men's Health and Sexuality / Joyce B. Vazzano -- |
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Contents note continued: ch. 52 Drugs Affecting Women's Health and Sexuality / Donna Rane-Szostak -- ch. 53 Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility / Anne B. Woods -- Unit 12 Immune System and Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs / Anne B. Woods -- ch. 54 Drugs Affecting the Immune Response / Anne B. Woods -- ch. 55 Targeted Therapies / Brenda K. Shelton -- ch. 56 Drugs That Are Cell Cycle-Specific / Brenda K. Shelton / Mikaela Olsen -- ch. 57 Drugs That Are Cell Cycle-Nonspecific / Mikaela. Olsen -- Answers to Questions for Study and Review / Mikaela Olsen -- Index / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 1 Administering Oral Medications / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 2 Administering Medications via a Gastric Tube / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 3 Removing Medication from an Ampule / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 4 Removing Medication from a Vial / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 5 Mixing Medications From Two Vials in One Syringe / Mikaela Olsen -- Skill 6 Administering an Intradermal Injection / Mikaela Olsen -- |
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Machine generated contents note: Contributors -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Unit 1 Foundations for Drug Therapy in Nursing -- ch. 1 Nursing Management of Drug Therapy -- ch. 2 Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- ch. 3 Drug Administration / Samantha J. Venable -- Unit 2 Core Drug Knowledge / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- ch. 4 Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- ch. 5 Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- Unit 3 Core Patient Variables / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 6 Life Span: Children / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 7 Life Span: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- ch. 8 Life Span: Older Adults / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- ch. 9 Lifestyle: Substance Abuse / Diane S. Asehenbrenner -- ch. 10 Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutrition and Complementary Medications / Samantha J. Venable -- |
| Summary |
"The book presents core drug knowledge using prototypes of different drug classes and emphasizes core patient variables that influence the patient's response to therapy. Features include abundant review questions, concept maps, drug summary tables, drug interaction tables, and critical thinking scenarios that teach students how to apply pharmacology knowledge to patient care." -- Publisher |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: c2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chemotherapy.
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Nursing.
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Pharmacology.
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Drug Therapy.
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Pharmaceutical Preparations.
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Pharmacology.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| Author |
Venable, Samantha J.
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| LC no. |
2011013529 |
| ISBN |
1451187661 (hardback) |
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9781451187663 (hardback) |
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