Pharmacology: Nursing Process Approach - 7th edition

Joyce Kee, RN, MS, Associate Professor Emerita, College of Health and Nursing Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Evelyn Hayes, PhD, RN, CS-FNP, Professor, College of Health and Nursing Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Linda McCuistion, PhD, RN, ANP, CNS, Professor, Division of Nursing, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, LA

Table of Contents
Unit 1 A Nurse's Perspective of Pharmacology 1
1 Drug Action: Pharmaceutic, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Phases 2
2 Nursing Process and Client Teaching 14
3 Principles of Drug Administration 21
4 Medications and Calculations 43
Unit 2 Contemporary Issues in Pharmacology 112
5 The Drug Approval Process (U.S. and Canadian), Resources, and Ethical Considerations 113
6 Transcultural Considerations 120
7 Drug Interaction, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Drug Abuse 131
8 Herbal Therapy with Nursing Implications 143
9 Pediatric Pharmacology 156
10 Geriatric Pharmacology 164
11 Medication Administration in Community Settings 173
12 The Role of the Nurse in Drug Research 182
Unit 3 Nutrition and Electrolytes 188
13 Vitamin and Mineral Replacement 189
14 Fluid and Electrolyte Replacement 203
15 Nutritional Support 221
Unit 4 Neurologic and Neuromuscular Agents 231
16 Central Nervous System Stimulants 234
17 Central Nervous System Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics and Anesthetics 243
18 Nonnarcotic and Narcotic Analgesics 258
19 Anticonvulsants 276
20 Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics 287
21 Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizer 304
22 Autonomic Nervous System 317
23 Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers 321
24 Cholinergics and Anticholinergics 336
25 Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders: Parkinsonism, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Muscle Spasms 349
Unit 5 Antiinflammatory and Antiinfective Agents 371
26 Antiinflammatory Drugs 373
27 Antibacterials and Their Effects, Penicillins and Cephalosporins 391
28 Antibacterials: Macrolides, Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones 407
29 Antibacterials: Sulfonamides 423
30 Antitubercular Drugs, Antifungal Drugs, Peptides, and Metronidazole 430
31 Antiviral, Antimalarial, and Anthelmintic Drugs 443
32 Drugs for Urinary Tract Disorders 455
Unit 6 Immunologic Agents 463
33 HIV and AIDS-Related Agents 465
34 Vaccines 484
Unit 7 Antineoplastic Agents 494
35 Anticancer Drugs 496
36 Biologic Response Modifiers 515
Unit 8 Respiratory Agents 532
37 Drugs for Common Upper Respiratory Infections 535
38 Drugs for Acute and Chronic Lower Respiratory Disorders 546
Unit 9 Cardiovascular Agents 562
39 Drugs for Cardiac Disorders 565
40 Diuretics 585
41 Antihypertensive Drugs 600
42 Drugs for Circulatory Disorders 620
Unit 10 Gastrointestinal Agents 641
43 Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders 643
44 Antiulcer Drugs 665
Unit 11 Eye, Ear, and Skin Agents 681
45 Drugs for Disorders of the Eye and the Ear 684
46 Drugs for Dermatologic Disorders 700
Unit 12 Endocrine Agents 710
47 Endocrine Pharmacology: Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroids, and Adrenals 714
48 Antidiabetic Drugs 733
Unit 13 Reproductive and Gender-Related Agents 749
49 Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle I; Pregnancy and Preterm Labor 754
50 Drugs Associated with the Female Reproductive Cycle II: Labor, Delivery, and the Preterm Neonate 772
51 Drugs Associated with the Postpartum and the Newborn 790
52 Drugs Related to Women's Health and Disorders 810
53 Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Male Reproductive Disorders 832
54 Drugs Related to Reproductive Health: Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 842
Unit 14 Emergency Agents 856
55 Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs 857
App. A Generic Drugs with Corresponding Canadian Trade Drug Names 877
App. B Therapeutic Drugs Monitoring (TDM) 879
App. C Drug-Drug Interactions 883
App. D Abbreviations 884
App. E Internet Sites of Interest 885
References 887
Index 897

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