Pharmacology for nurses : [electronic resource] a pathophysiologic approach / Michael Patrick Adams, Leland Norman Holland, Jr., and Carol Quam Urban

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to pharmacology -- Drug classes and schedules -- Principles of drug administration -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacodynamics -- The nursing process in pharmacology -- Medication errors and risk reduction -- Drug administratoin throughout the life span -- Psychosocial, gender, and cultural influences on pharmacotherapy -- Herbal and alternative therapies -- Substance abuse -- Emergency preparedness and poisonings -- Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system -- Drugs for anxiety and insomnia -- Drugs for seizures -- Drugs for emotional, mood, and behavioral disorders -- Drugs for psychoses -- Drugs for the control of pain -- Drugs for local and general anesthesia -- Drugs for degenerative diseases of the nervous system -- Drugs for neuromuscular disorders -- Drugs for lipid disorders -- Diuretic therapy and drugs for renal failure -- Drugs for fluid balance, electrolyte, and acid-based disorders -- Drugs for hypertension -- Drugs for heart failure -- Drugs for angina pectoris and myocardial infarction -- Drugs for shock -- Drugs for dysrhythmias -- Drugs for coagulation disorders -- Drugs for hematopoietic disorders -- Drugs for immune system modulation -- Drugs for inflammation and fever -- Drugs for bacterial infections -- Drugs for fungal, protozoan, and helminthic infections -- Drugs for viral infections -- Drugs for neoplasia -- Drugs for allergic rhinitis and the common cold -- Drugs for asthma and other pulmonary disroders -- Drugs for peptic ulcer disease -- Drugs for bowel disorders and other gastrointestinal conditions -- Drugs for nutritional disorders -- Drugs for pituitary, thyroid, and edrenal disorders -- Drugs for diabetes mellitus -- drugs for disorders and conditions of the female reproductive system -- Drugs for disorders and conditions of the male reproductive systems -- Drugs for bone and joint disorders -- Drugs for skin disorders -- Drugs for eye and ear disorders