Understanding pharmacology : essentials for medication safety / M. Linda Workman, Linda LaCharity, Susan C. Kruchko ; with Jennifer Ponto
By: Workman, M. Linda.
Contributor(s): LaCharity, Linda A | Kruchko, Susan C.
Material type: TextPublisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, ℗♭2011Description: xx, 521 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781416029175; 1416029176.Subject(s): Pharmacology | Drugs -- Administration | Medication errors -- Prevention | Nursing | Drug Therapy -- nursing | Pharmacological Phenomena | Safety Management | Pharmacology | Drug Administration RoutesDDC classification: 615.1Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
School of Health and Medical sciences Library Mbweni |
non fiction | 615.1 (Browse shelf) | Available | M000004803 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-505) and indexes
Drug actions and body responses -- Safely preparing and fiving drugs -- Teaching patients about drug therapy -- \tMedical systems of weights and measures -- Mathematics review and introduction to dosage calculation -- Dosage calculation of intravenous solutions and drugs -- Drugs for pain and sleep problems -- Anti-inflammatory drugs -- Anti-infectives : antibacterial drugs -- Anti-infectives : antiviral drugs -- Anti-infectives : antitubercular and antifungal drugs -- Drugs that affect urine output -- Drugs for hypertension -- Drugs for heart failure -- Antidysrhythmic drugs -- Drugs for high blood lipids -- Drug that affect blood clotting -- Drugs for asthma and other respiratory problems -- Drugs for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation -- Drugs for gastric ulcers and reflux -- Drugs for seizures -- Drugs for depression, anxiety, and psychosis -- Drugs for parkinson's and alzheimer's disease -- Drugs for endocrine problems -- Drugs for diabetes -- Drugs for glaucoma -- Drugs for cancer therapy
Helps you understand how drugs work and how to administer them safely. This title covers the difficult concepts and prepares you to handle the drugs and drug classes. It provides preparation for licensure exams and for clinical practice
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