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		Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 14th Edition Bruce D. Clayton, BS, RPh, PharmD; Yvonne N. Stock, MSN, BSN, RN; and Renae Harroun, MSN, RN 2007 \| 800 pp., 142 illus. ISBN: 978-0-323-03559-0 E-mail to a Friend!

		Part of the LPN Threads series, the 50th anniversary edition of this best-selling nursing pharmacology textbook provides students with the impeccably accurate, accessible drug content and practical application of the nursing process that they need to know to practice safe medication administration. Introductory units provide the students with the basic principles of pharmacology and medication administration, and subsequent body-system units apply the nursing process to every major disorder and drug class. A consistent emphasis on health promotion through medication monitoring and patient education is hallmark of the book. Help your students succeed in nursing pharmacology and excel on the NCLEX® examination, which now includes an increased emphasis on pharmacology, with this classic text!


TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit One: Foundations of Pharmacology Definitions, Names, Standards, and Information Sources Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions Drug Action Across the Life Span The Nursing Process and Pharmacology Patient Education and Health Promotion Unit Two: Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration and Math Review A Review of Arithmetic Principles of Medication Administration Percutaneous Administration Enteral Administration Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation of Parenteral Medications Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Routes Parenteral Administration: Intravenous Route Unit Three: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic and Central Nervous Systems Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System Sedative-Hypnotics Drugs Used for Parkinson's Disease Drugs Used for Anxiety Disorders Drugs Used for Mood Disorders Drugs Used for Psychosis Drugs Used for Seizure Disorders Drugs Used for Pain Management Unit Four: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome NEW! Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension Drugs Used to Treat Arrhythmias Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure Drugs Used for Diuresis Unit Five: Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of the Respiratory System Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease Unit Six: Drugs Affecting the Digestive System Drugs Used to Treat Oral Disorders Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and Diarrhea Unit Seven: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease Corticosteroids Gonadal Hormones Unit Eight: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System Drugs Used in Obstetrics Drugs Used in Men's and Women's Health Unit Nine: Drugs Affecting other Body Systems Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of the Urinary System Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders Drugs Affecting Neoplasms Drugs Used to Treat the Muscular System Antimicrobial Agents Nutrition Herbal and Dietary Supplement Therapy Substance Abuse Miscellaneous Agents Appendixes Appendix A: Prescription Abbreviations Appendix B: Medical Abbreviations Appendix C: Nomogram for Calculating the Body Surface Area of Adults and Children Appendix D: Commonly Used Laboratory Test and Drug Values Appendix E: Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule-United States, January-December 2003 Appendix F: MedWatch Drug Reporting Form Appendix G: Dyskinesia Identification System: Condensed User Scale (DISCUS) Appendix H: A Simple Method to Determine Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms: AIMS Examination Procedure Appendix I: Templates for Developing a Written Record for Patients to Monitor Their Own Therapy Contents subject to change upon publication.

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