TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kamienski,Mary
AU  - Keogh,James Edward
TI  - Pharmacology demystified
T2  - Demystified series
SN  - 0071462082 (alk. paper)
AV  - RM301.12 .K36 2006
U1  - 615/.1 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  -  
KW  - Pharmacology
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Drugs
KW  - Pharmaceutical Preparations
KW  - administration & dosage
KW  - Handbooks
KW  - Chemotherapy
KW  - Handbooks and manuals
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes index; An Inside Look at Pharmacology -- What Is Pharmacology? -- The Source of Drugs -- Drugs Names -- Prescription versus Over-the-Counter Drugs -- Drug Effects -- Drug Safety -- Locating Drug Information -- Drug Orders -- The "Five Rights" Way of Drug Administration -- Drug Action and Drug Interactions -- Drug Actions -- The First Pass Effect -- Pharmacodynamics -- Categories of Drug Action -- Therapeutic Index and Therapeutic Range -- Side Effects -- Pharmacology and the Nursing Process -- The Nursing Process -- Nursing Diagnosis -- Patient Care Plan -- Teaching the Patient About Drugs -- Impact of Cultural Influences in Drug Administration -- Mother and the Fetus -- Pediatrics -- Elderly -- Substance Abuse -- Drug Misuse and Abuse -- Behavioral Patterns of Addiction -- Healthcare Professionals and Substance Abuse -- Detecting Substance Abuse -- Delayed Action -- Substances That Can Be Abused -- Dependence versus Tolerance -- Pathophysiologic Changes Occurring in Substance Abuse -- Cultural Aspects of Substance Abuse -- Commonly Abused Substances -- Nursing Assessment -- Principles of Medication Administration -- The Nursing Process and Medication Administration -- Assessment Required for Specific Drugs -- Administering Medication -- Evaluating the Patient After Administering Medication -- Controlling Narcotics -- Route of Administration -- Medication and Routes -- Z-Track Injection Technique -- Tips for Minimizing Pain -- Dose Calculations -- The Metric System and Medication -- Converting Metric Units -- Formulas for Calculating the Desired Dose -- Parenteral Medications -- Herbal Therapy -- Inside Herbal Therapy -- Forms of Herbal Therapies -- Hazards of Herbal Therapeutics -- Herbals Therapy and the Nursing Process -- The Do's and Don'ts about Herbs -- Commonly Used Herbs -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Vitamins -- Vitamins and the Nursing Process -- Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy -- Body Fluids -- Electrolytes -- Fluid Concentration -- IV Fluids -- Blood and Blood Products -- Fluid Replacement -- Nutritional Support Therapies -- Nutrition -- Nursing Process -- The Nursing Processing and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy -- Inflammation -- An Inside Look at Inflammation -- Combating Inflammation -- Antimicrobials-Fighting Infection -- Microorganisms-A Small Formidable Opponent -- Medication-A Formidable Defender -- Superinfections -- Preparing to Administer Antimicrobial Medication -- Penicillin, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Penicillin and Patient Education -- Cephalosporins, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Macrolides and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Macrolides, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Clindamycins and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Lincosamides, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Vancomycin and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Vancomycin, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Aminoglycosides and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Aminoglycosides, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Tetracyclines and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Tetracyclines, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Chloramphenicol and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Chloramphenicol Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Fluoroquinolones and Drug-Drug Interactions -- Fluoroquinolones, Nursing Diagnosis, and Collaborative Problems -- Sulfonamides -- Tuberculosis -- Antifungal Drugs (Antimycotic Drugs) -- Antimalarial -- Anthelmintic -- Respiratory Diseases -- A Brief Look at Respiration -- Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Lower Respiratory Disorders -- Nervous System Drugs -- A Brief Look at the Nervous System -- Central Nervous System Stimulants -- CNS Depressants -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Cholinergics -- Anticholinergics -- Antiparkinsonism-Anticholinergic Drugs -- Antipsychotics -- Phenothiazines -- Depression -- Narcotic Agonists -- A Close Look at Pain -- Influences on Administrating Pain Medication -- Components of Pain -- The Gate Control Theory -- Defining Pain -- Pain Assessment -- Pharmacologic Management of Pain -- Immunologic Agents -- A Brief Look at Immunity -- Vaccines -- Preventing Diseases -- Gastrointestinal System -- A Brief Look at the Gastrointestinal System -- Cardiac Circulatory Medications -- A Brief Look at the Cardiovascular System -- Circulatory Disorders -- Skin Disorders -- A Brief Look at the Skin -- Skin Disorders -- Endocrine Medications -- A Brief Look at the Endocrine System -- Drugs and Hormones -- Disorders of the Eye and Ear -- Eye Disorders -- Patient Education for Eye Medication -- Ear Disorders -- Patient Education for Ear Medication
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