Nursing

Features:

• Uses a unique disease/pathophysiology approach, so the student can better understand the relationship between drugs and the diseases they are meant to treat
• Drugs at a Glance lists open each chapter and provide a quick view of the diseases, prototypes, and drugs covered in the chapter
• Objectives provide a focused list of learning goals for the chapter
• PharmFacts features provide facts and statistics that put the disease in an economic and social perspective
• Integrated media, with MediaLink tabs that cue students to 48 state-of-the-art animations showing drug action at the system, tissue, and cellular levels, plus web activities
• Students can focus their learning on the representative drug in each class, withover  150 Prototype Drug boxes that provide comprehensive drug information
• Key Concepts (numbered heads) identify the important concepts in the chapter and  tie into the end of chapter Key Concept Summary which students can use to review and refer back to the chapter for more explanation
• Nursing Process Focus charts provide comprehensive nursing interventions and rationales for prototypes and classes of drugs
• Herbs, supplements and alternative therapies covered in Natural Therapies boxes and in Ch. 11,  Herbal and Alternative Therapies
• Special Considerations features, covering topics such as cultural, ethnic, and psychosocial issues that impact drug therapy
• End of chapter review includes NCLEX^R Review Questions, Critical Thinking Questions, and EXPLORE MediaLink--a directory of student resources and activities on the Prentice Hall Nursing MediaLink DVD-ROMand Companion Website that help students apply and test their pharmacology knowledge from that chapter
• Emergency Preparedness chapter that includes bioterrorism content, and discusses the nurse’s role and topics such as anthrax, viruses, and neurotoxins

• NEW interactions content added to each prototype drug box: drug-drug, lab test, and herbal/food interactions
• NEW Treatment of Overdose content added to many prototype drug boxes to show nurses what actions to take in case of an overdose
• NEW Pharmacotherapy Illustrated features illustrate the process of drug action on the body and on disease
• Nursing Considerations sections have been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes two NEW sections:
  •  Lifespan Considerations, to descirbe specific concerns for pediatric and geriatric clients 
  • ClientTeaching, to highlight specific teaching points nurses should make for an entire family of drugs
• Nursing Process Focus charts provide “need-to-know” nursing actions and rationales for safe drug therapy and administration, client teaching in an easy-to-read format, and NEW outcomes for evaluation
• NEW Avoiding Medication Errors boxes provide a clinical scenario and question that help students see examples of how medication errors occur and how to avoid them
• NEW feature, Home and Community Considerations relate pharmacotherapy to care in home and community settings
• NEW Review and NCLEX^R Review questions appear at the end of each chapter to prepare students for course and NCLEX^R exams
• NEW Emergency Preparedness chapter (ch. 3) that includes bioterrorism content, and discusses the nurse’s role and topics such as anthrax, viruses, and neurotoxins
• NEW chapter on Medication Errors (ch. 9) helps students provide safe and accurate drug therapy
• NEW appendix explaining Methods for Calculating Drug Doses; a NEW, expanded module on dosage calculations with exercises appears on the Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/adams.

Table of Contents

Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 2^nd edition

Unit 1:  Fundamental Concepts of Pharmacology

Chapter 1         Introduction to Pharmacology: Drug Regulation and Approval

Chapter 2         Drug Classes and Schedules

Chapter 3         Emergency Preparedness

Chapter 4         Principles of Drug Administration

Chapter 5         Pharmacokinetics

Chapter 6         Pharmacodynamics

Unit 2: Pharmacology and the Nurse-Patient Relationship

Chapter 7         The Nursing Process in Pharmacology

Chapter 8         Drug Administration throughout the Lifespan

Chapter 9         Medication Errors                                                    *****NEW CHAPTER*****

Chapter 10       Psychosocial, Gender, and Cultural Influences on Pharmacotherapy

Chapter 11       Herbal and Alternative Therapies

Chapter 12       Substance Abuse

Unit 3: The Nervous System

Chapter 13       Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 14       Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia

Chapter 15       Drugs for Seizures

Chapter 16       Drugs for Emotional and Mood Disorders

Chapter 17       Drugs for Psychoses

Chapter 18       Drugs for the Control of Pain

Chapter 19       Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia

Chapter 20       Drugs for Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System

Chapter 21       Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders

Unit 4: The Cardiovascular and Urinary Systems

Chapter 22       Drugs for Lipid Disorders

Chapter 23       Drugs for Hypertension

Chapter 24       Drugs for Heart Failure

Chapter 25       Drugs for Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction

Chapter 26       Drugs for Dysrhythmias

Chapter 27       Drugs for Coagulation Disorders

Chapter 28       Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders

Chapter 29       Drugs for Shock

Chapter 30       Diuretic Therapy and Drugs for Renal Failure

Chapter 31       Drugs for Fluid Balance, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders

Unit 5: The Immune System

Chapter 32       Drugs for Immune System Modulation

Chapter 33       Drugs for Inflammation, Fever, and Allergies

Chapter 34       Drugs for Bacterial Infections

Chapter 35       Drugs for Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminth Infections

Chapter 36       Drugs for Viral Infections

Chapter 37       Drugs for Neoplasia

Unit 6: The Respiratory System

Chapter 38       Drugs for Upper Respiratory Disorders

Chapter 39       Drugs for Lower Respiratory Disorders

Unit 7: The Gastrointestinal System

Chapter 40       Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease

Chapter 41       Drugs for Bowel Disorders, Nausea, and Vomiting

Chapter 42       Drugs for Nutritional Disorders

Unit 8: The Endocrine System

Chapter 43       Drugs for Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders

Chapter 44       Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 45       Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System

Chapter 46       Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Male Reproductive System

Unit 9: The Integumentary System and Eyes/Ears

Chapter 47       Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders

Chapter 48       Drugs for Skin Disorders

Chapter 49       Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders

Glossary

Appendix A:     Canadian Drugs and Their U.S. Equivalents

Appendix B:     Top 200 Drugs Ranked by Number of Prescriptions

Appendix C:     Bibliography and References

Appendix D:     Answers to NCLEX, Critical-thinking Questions, and Med Errors Alert

Appendix E:     Methods for Calculating Drug Doses

Index

Medical Surgical Nursing  [CORE TEXTS]   (RN)
Pharmacology  [CORE TEXTS]   (RN)

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About the Authors

Michael Patrick Adams, PhD, RT(R), is the Dean of Health Occupations at ­Pasco-Hernando Community College. He is an accomplished and national speaker. The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in Austin, Texas, named Dr. Adams a Master Teacher. He has been registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for over 30 years. Dr. Adams obtained his Masters degree in Pharmacology from Michigan State University and his Doctorate in Education at the University of South Florida.

Leland Norman Holland, Jr., Ph.D. (Norm) is the Associate Academic Dean and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. He is actively involved in teaching and helping student prepare for service in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health.. He has taught pharmacology over the course of 15 years at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He is very much dedicated to the success of students preparing for work-life readiness. He comes to the teaching profession after spending several years doing basic science research at the VA Hospital in Augusta, Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia where he received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology.

Consulting Editor:

Paula R. Bostwick, RN, MSN is the Nursing Department Chair at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She has been involved in nursing education for more than 15 years. She has clinical experience in medical-surgical and critical care nursing. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Ball State University.

Prentice Hall Nursing MediaLink DVD-ROM.  Packaged with every copy of the textbook, this dynamic DVD-ROM includes:

·          Audio Glossary with pronunciations and definitions of every key term in the textbook

·          Drug Prototype Audio Pronunciations

·          Drug Dosage Calculator

·          Nursing in Action video case studies for medication administration

·          NCLEX^® Review questions that emphasize the application of care and client education related to drug administration

·          Mechanism of Action drug animation tutorials for prototype drugs, showing how drug action occurs at the tissue, organ, and system levels.  The following animations build upon the drug action discussions from the Prototype Drug boxes in the textbook:

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  For use as a core text for Maternity Nursing courses that include women's health.

   

  Nurses working with childbearing families face a variety of new challenges, including shortened lengths of hospital stay, the trend toward greater use of community-based and home care, and downsizing and mergers of health-care systems. The Eighth Edition of this popular text continues to emphasize the central role played by maternity nurses working with today's childbearing families, but also includes a global perspective, covering culture as a factor in relating to the woman's childbirth experience.  Women's health is emphasized throughout the lifespan, not only during the childbearing years, providing a more comprehensive perspective.

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  Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children, Essentials Version, 4/E
  Ball & Bindler
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 1408 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132208717 | ISBN-13: 9780132208710
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  The fourth edition of this text is intended for pediatric nursing courses, one of the required courses in nursing programs

   

  The most concise, readable pediatric nursing text for use in RN programs. Exceptionally user-friendly and up-to-date, it uses a unique body system approach rather than developmental stages, allowing faculty to teach pediatrics in integrated course or short course without redundancy. This approach also focuses students on nursing care. Features abundant four-color photos and drawings throughout, extensive marginal notes, chapter-opening vignettes and more plus a heavy emphasis on community nursing. This text details the core essentials of pediatric nursing practice while also providing the critical thinking skills necessary for future challenges.

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  Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiological Approach, 2/E
  Adams & Holland
  ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 944 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131756656 | ISBN-13: 9780131756656
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  For courses in Pharmacology.

  Using a strong pathophysiology prototype approach to place drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically, this text gives students a clear picture of the importance of pharmacology to disease and ultimately to patient care. This holistic perspective to patient care is organized according to the body systems (units) and diseases (chapters) with complete information on the drug classifications used to treat the diseases. An easy to follow presentation and extensive pedagogical aids enable students to understand key concepts and apply essential components of nursing care to drug therapy.

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  Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice
  Adams & Koch
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1552 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131525999 | ISBN-13: 9780131525993
  URL:  http://www.mynursingkit.com
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  Pharmacology is a challenging and dynamic subject, with new drugs constantly being introduced and new applications being developed for existing medications. Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice helps students to effectively learn the dynamic discipline of pharmacology and how it relates to and is used within nursing practice. Students will ultimately recognize that pharmacology is not just an academic discipline, but a critical tool to prevent disease and promote healing of illness.

   

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