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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice

  • 2 Edición - 14 de agosto de 2020
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Ann Richards, Sharon L. Edwards
  • Idioma: Inglés

Following the success of the previous edition, A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice has been completely updated with revised content written by expert practitioners and ed… Leer más

Descripción

Following the success of the previous edition, A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice has been completely updated with revised content written by expert practitioners and educators in the field of drug administration and pharmacology. It continues to follow the popular systems approach and is now revised with new sections on the immune system added.

Puntos claves

  • The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management
  • This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff
  • A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included
  • The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account

    Índice

    Section 1 Principles of pharmacology

    1.1 Introduction to pharmacology

    1.2 The law, drugs and prescribing

    1.3 Medicines management

    1.4 Formulation and administration

    1.5 Pharmacokinetics

    1.6 Pharmacodynamics

    1.7 Adverse drug reactions

    Section 2 Autonomic nervous system

    2.1 Autonomic nervous system – overview

    2.2 Adrenergic pharmacology

    2.3 Cholinergic pharmacology

    Section 3 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia

    3.1 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia – overview

    3.2 Opioid analgesia

    3.3 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol

    3.4 Anaesthesia

    Section 4 Central nervous system

    4.1 Central nervous system – overview

    4.2 Chemical transmission in the brain

    4.3 Epilepsy

    4.4 Antipsychotics

    4.5 Antidepressants and mood stabilisers

    4.6 Anxiolytics and hypnotics

    4.7 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

    4.8 Neurodegenerative disorders

    Section 5 Cardiovascular system

    5.1 Cardiovascular system – overview

    5.2 Hypertension

    5.3 Atherosclerosis and lipid-lowering drugs

    5.4 Ischaemic heart disease

    5.5 Cardiac arrhythmias

    5.6 Cardiac failure

    5.7 Antithrombotics

    Section 6 Respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems

    6.1 Respiratory system

    6.2 Renal system

    6.3 Gastrointestinal tract

    Section 7 Endocrine system

    7.1 Endocrine pancreas and diabetes mellitus

    7.2 Pituitary gland and adrenal cortex

    7.3 Disorders of bone and bone metabolism

    7.4 Sex hormones

    7.5 Pregnancy

    Section 8 Chemotherapy, antimicrobials and the immune system

    8.1 Cancer chemotherapy

    8.2 Antimicrobial drugs

    8.3 The Immune system

    Section 9 Other areas of pharmacology

    9.1 Herbal medicines

    9.2 Paediatric pharmacology

    9.3 Drugs and the elderly

    9.4 Topical drugs

    9.5 Emergency treatment of poisoning

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 2
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 8 de octubre de 2020
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre los autores

    AR

    Ann Richards

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK

    SE

    Sharon L. Edwards

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Allied Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, UK