Main description:

This market-leading text is known for presenting challenging content in a clear and consistent format that is engaging and readable. With an eye-catching design, full-color illustrations, and helpful, practical boxed features that highlight need-to-know information, the new edition of this bestseller continues its tradition of making pharmacology easy to learn and understand.

Contents:

PART 1: PHARMACOLOGY BASICS

• Study Skills Tips: Introduction to Study Skills Concepts, PURR, and Pharmacology Basics
• 1. The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy
• 2. Pharmacologic Principles
• 3. Lifespan Considerations
• 4. Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations
• 5. Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding
• 6. Patient Education and Drug Therapy
• 7. Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements
• 8. Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
• 9. Photo Atlas of Drug Administration

PART 2: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Study Skills Tips: Vocabulary, Text Notation, and Language Conventions
• 10. Analgesic Drugs
• 11. General and Local Anesthetics
• 12. Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants
• 13. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs
• 14. Antiepileptic Drugs
• 15. Antiparkinson Drugs
• 16. Psychotherapeutic Drugs
• 17. Substance Abuse

PART 3: DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Study Skills Tips: PURR Application and Study Groups
• 18. Adrenergic Drugs
• 19. Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs
• 20. Cholinergic Drugs
• 21. Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs

PART 4: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS

• Study Skills Tips: Linking Learning and Text Notation
• 22. Antihypertensive Drugs
• 23. Antianginal Drugs
• 24. Heart Failure Drugs
• 25. Antidysrhythmic Drugs
• 26. Coagulation Modifier Drugs
• 27. Antilipemic Drugs
• 28. Diuretic Drugs
• 29. Fluids and Electrolytes

PART 5: DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

• Study Skills Tips: Questioning Strategy
• 30. Pituitary Drugs
• 31. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
• 32. Antidiabetic Drugs
• 33. Adrenal Drugs
• 34. Women's Health Drugs
• 35. Men's Health Drugs

PART 6: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• Study Skills Tips: Study on the Run and PURR
• 36. Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants
• 37. Bronchodilators and Other Respiratory Drugs

PART 7: ANTIINFECTIVE AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS

• Study Skills Tips: Applying the Nursing Process
• 38. Antibiotics Part 1
• 39. Antibiotics Part 2
• 40. Antiviral Drugs
• 41. Antitubercular Drugs
• 42. Antifungal Drugs
• 43. Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Anthelmintic Drugs
• 44. Antiinflammatory and Antigout Drugs

PART 8: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS AND BIOLOGIC AND IMMUNE MODIFIERS

• Study Skills Tips: Manage Time, Evaluate Prior Performance, Anticipate the Test, and Plan for Distributed Study
• 45. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs
• 46. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle-Nonspecific Drugs and Miscellaneous Drugs
• 47. Biologic Response-Modifying and Antirheumatic Drugs
• 48. Immunosuppressant Drugs
• 49. Immunizing Drugs and Biochemical Terrorism

PART 9: DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND NUTRITION

• Study Skills Tips: Active Questioning, What Are the Right Questions, Kinds of Questions, and Questioning Application
• 50. Acid-Controlling Drugs
• 51. Bowel Disorder Drugs
• 52. Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs
• 53. Vitamins and Minerals
• 54. Anemia Drugs
• 55. Nutritional Supplements

PART 10: DERMATOLOGIC, OPHTHALMIC, AND OTIC DRUGS

• Study Skills Tips: Time Management, PURR, and Repeat the Steps
• 56. Dermatologic Drugs
• 57. Ophthalmic Drugs
• 58. Otic Drugs
• Appendix: Pharmaceutical Abbreviations