Edition |
Third edition. |
Description |
xviii, 974 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Note |
Student resource CD-ROM to accompany Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 3rd ed. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction to nursing pharmacology -- Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effects of drugs -- Nursing management -- Dosage calculations -- Drug therapy in the 21st century -- Chemotherapeutic agents -- Introduction to cell physiology -- Anti-infective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- Drugs acting on the immune system -- Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Anti-inflammatory agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccines and sera -- Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems -- Introduction to nerves and the nervous system -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents -- Antidepressant agents -- Psychotherapeutic agents -- Antiepileptic agents -- Antiparkinsonism agents -- Muscle relaxants -- Narcotics and antimigraine agents -- General and local anesthetic agents -- Neuromuscular junction blocking agents -- |
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Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agents -- Adrenergic blocking agents -- Cholinergic agents -- Anticholinergic agents -- Drugs acting on the endocrine system -- Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hypothalamic and pituitary agents -- Adrenocortical agents -- Thyroid and parathyroid agents -- Antidiabetic agents -- Drugs acting on the reproductive system -- Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system -- Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system -- Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Cardiotonic agents -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias -- |
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Drugs acting on the renal system -- Introduction to the kidneys and the urinary tract -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder -- Drugs acting on the respiratory system -- Introduction to the respiratory system -- Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract -- Drugs used to treat obstructive pulmonary disorders -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system -- Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Laxative and antidarrheal agents -- Emetic and antiemetic agents. |
Subject |
Pharmacology.
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Nursing.
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Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Nurses' Instruction.
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Drug Therapy -- Nurses' Instruction.
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Pharmacology -- Nurses' Instruction.
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Genre/Form |
CD-ROMs.
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ISBN |
0781753708 paperback alkaline paper |
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0781762790 (CD-ROM) |
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