Title Pharmacology : a nursing process approach : study guide / Joyce LeFever Kee, MS, RN, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Evelyn R. Hayes, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Linda E. McCuistion, PhD, RN, ANP, CNS, Professor, South University, Richmond Campus, Richmond, Virginia ; study guide prepared by Lisa A. Hollett, BSN, RN, MA, MICN, CFN, Trauma Program Manager, Department of Trauma Services, St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Edition Eighth edition Published St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier/Saunders, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations Contents Drug action: pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic phases -- The drug approval process -- Cultural and pharmacogenetic considerations -- Drug interactions and over-the-counter drugs -- Drugs of abuse -- Herbal therapies -- Pediatric pharmacology -- Geriatric pharmacology -- Collaboration in community settings -- The role of the nurse in drug research -- The nursing process in patient-centered pharmacotherapy -- Safety and quality in pharmacotherapy -- Medication administration -- Medications and calculations -- Vitamin and mineral replacement -- Fluid and electrolyte replacement -- Nutritional support -- Adrenergic agonists and adrenergic blockers -- Cholinergic agonists and anticholinergics -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Central nervous system depressants -- Anticonvulsants -- Drugs for neurologic disorders: Parkinsonism and Alzheimer's Disease -- Drugs for neuromuscular disorders: myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, and muscle spasms -- Antiinflammatory drugs -- Nonopioid and opioid analgesics -- Antipsychotics and anxiolytics -- Antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Penicillins and cephalosporins -- Macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones -- Sulfonamides -- Antituberculars, antifungals, peptides, and metronidazole -- Antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics -- Drugs for urinary tract disorders -- HIV- and AIDS- related drugs -- Vaccines -- Anticancer drugs -- Targeted therapies to treat cancer -- Biologic response modifiers -- Drugs for upper respiratory disorders -- Drugs for lower respiratory disorders -- Cardiac glycosides, antianginals, and antidysrhythmics -- Diuretics -- Antihypertensives -- Anticoagulants, antiplatelets, and thrombolytics -- Antihyperlipidemics and peripheral vasodilators -- Drugs for gastrointestinal tract disorders -- Antiulcer drugs -- Drugs for eye and ear disorders -- Drugs for dermatologic disorders -- Endocrine drugs: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disorders -- Antidiabetics -- Female reproductive cycle I: pregnancy and preterm labor drugs -- Female reproductive cycle II: labor, delivery, and preterm neonatal drugs -- Postpartum and newborn drugs -- Drugs for women's reproductive health and menopause -- Drugs for men's health and reproductive disorders -- Drugs for disorders in women's health, infertility, and sexually transmitted infections -- Adult and pediatric emergency drugs Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2015) Subject Nursing -- Study guides. Pharmacology -- Study guides. Genre/Form Study guides. Study guides. Form Electronic book Author Hayes, Evelyn R. Pharmacology : a nursing process approach Kee, Joyce LeFever. Pharmacology : a nursing process approach McCuistion, Linda E. Pharmacology : a nursing process approach ISBN 0323293506 (e-book) 9780323293501 (e-book)

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