Includes bibliographical references and index

unit 1. Foundations for drug therapy in nursing. Nursing management of drug therapy / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Pharmaceuticals: development, safeguards, and delivery / Samantha J. Venable -- Drug administration / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- unit 2. Core drug knowledge. Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Adverse effects and drug interactions / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- unit 3. Core patient variables. Life span: children / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Life span: pregnant or breast-feeding women / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Life span: older adults / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Lifestyle: substance abuse / Samantha J. Venable -- Lifestyle, diet, and habits: nutrition and complementary medications / Samantha J. Venable -- Environmental: influences on drug therapy / Sanantha J. Venable -- Culture: considerations in drug therapy / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- unit 4. Peripheral nervous system drugs. Drugs affecting adrenergic function / Diane S. Aschenbrenner and Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting cholinergic function / Diane S. Aschenbrenner and Samantha J. Venable -- unit 5. Central nervous system drugs. Drugs relieving anxiety and promoting sleep / Barbara G. Huggins -- Drugs treating mood disorders / Barbara G. Huggins -- Drugs treating psychotic disorders and dementia / Faye Bembry and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating seizure disorders / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs producing anesthesia and neuromuscular blocking / Andrew R. Benson -- Drugs affecting muscle spasm and spasticity / Andrew R. Benson and Kelly A. Stauffacher -- Drugs treating Parkinson disease and other movement disorders / Samantha J. Venable and Peggy Jenkins -- Drugs stimulating the central nervous system / Samantha J. Venable and Jacqueline Gilreath -- unit 6. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs. Drugs treating severe pain / Paul L. Sacamano and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating mild to moderate pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine headache / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis and gout / Samantha J. Venable --

unit 7. Hematopoietic, cardiovascular and renal system drugs. Drugs affecting blood pressure / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting urinary output / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting lipid levels / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating heart failure / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating angina / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting cardiac rhythm / Nancy Sullivan -- Drugs affecting coagulation / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting hematopoiesis / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- unit 8. Respiratory system drugs. Drugs affecting the upper respiratory system / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting the lower respiratory system / Samantha J. Venable -- unit 9. Gastrointestinal tract drugs. Drugs affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract / Samantha J. Venable and Janice J. Hoffman -- Drugs affecting the lower gastrointestinal tract / Samantha J. Venable and Janice J. Hoffman -- unit 10. Antimicrobial drugs. Principles of antimicrobial therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- Antibiotics affecting the bacterial cell wall / Samantha J. Venable -- Antibiotics affecting protein synthesis / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs that are miscellaneous antibiotics / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating urinary tract infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating mycobacterial infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating fungal infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating viral infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating HIV infection and AIDS / Samantha J. Venable and Gerry M. deJesus -- Drugs treating parasitic infections / Samantha J. Venable -- unit 11. Endocrine drugs. Drugs affecting corticosteroid levels / Samantha J. Venable and Gerry M. deJesus -- Drugs affecting blood glucose levels / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and hypothalamic function / Joyce B. Vazaano -- Drugs affecting men's health and sexuality / Donna Rane-Szostak -- Drugs affecting women's health and sexuality / Anne B. Woods -- Drugs affecting uterine motility / Anne B. Woods -- unit 12. Immune system and cancer chemotherapy drugs. Drugs affecting the immune response / Brenda K. Shelton -- Targeted therapies / Brenda K. Shelton and Mikaela Olsen -- Drugs that are cell cycle-specific / Mikaela Olsen -- Drugs that are cell cycle-nonspecific / Mikaela Olsen