Workman M.L., LaCharity L.A. Understanding Pharmacology

Boston: Elsevier, 2016. — 1035 p.The authors of this text are nurses and educators with many decades of clinical and teaching experience. Our concept of what is needed in a pharmacology textbook is derived from the desire to create a book that will help students identify the most important content areas for safe drug administration and patient teaching. With this goal in mind, we developed a unique format based on four focus areas:
Why specific drugs are prescribed as therapy for common health problems
How different drugs work to induce their intended responses
What critical actions and assessments to perform before and after administering drugs
Which points are most important to teach patients about their drug therapy
Using these focus areas, we present pharmacology content in a framework that promotes indepth learning versus rote memorization, which is truly essential in understanding the principles of pharmacology and safe drug administration. Interwoven within the textbook are areas that highlight specific safety issues with regard to medication administration. The impetus for this inclusion are the recommendations championed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, collectively known as the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) practice standards. Although this initiative is nursing based, the focus on safety must be a major directive for all health care professionals involved in the prescribing, preparing, dispensing, and administering aspects of drug therapy. Specific actions related to safety are noted with “QSEN” throughout the text.Reviewers and Advisory BoardOrganization
Learner-Friendly Instructional Design
Teaching and Learning PackageSpecial Features
General Aspects of Pharmacology
Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
Drug Therapy
Ways in Which Drugs Affect the Body (Pharmacodynamics)
How the Body Uses and Changes Drugs (Pharmacokinetics)
Life Span Considerations
Drug Interactions
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Safely Preparing and Giving DrugsOverviewThe Eight Rights of Safe Drug Administration
Types and Interpretation of Drug Orders
Drug Errors
Principles of Administering Drugs
Giving Enteral Drugs
Giving Parenteral Drugs
Giving Percutaneous Drugs
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Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation
Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculation
Why Do Health Professionals Need Mathematics?
Math Check
Getting Started
Talking About Numbers: A Whole Number Versus a Part of a Number
Solving Dosage and Calculation Problems
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Medical Systems of Weights and MeasuresOverviewMath Check
Measuring Systems Temperature: Fahrenheit and Celsius
Apothecary System for Drug Measurements
Household System for Liquid and Dry Measurements
Two-Step Drug Dosage Calculations
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Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and DrugsOverviewGet Ready for Practice!
Pharmacology for Multisystem Application
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Types of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
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Drugs for Pain Control
Pain
Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues Related to Analgesic Drug Therapy
Opioids (Narcotics)
Nonopioid Pain-Control Drugs
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Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Antibacterial Therapy
General Issues in Antibacterial Therapy
Types of Antibacterial Drugs
Antibacterial Drug Resistance
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Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
Viral Infection
Retroviral Infection
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Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
Tuberculosis
Fungal Infections
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Drugs That Affect the Immune System
Overview of the Immune System and Immy
Immunosuppressive Therapy
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Anticancer Drugs
Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Types of Cancer Treatment
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Drug Therapy for Endocrine Problems
Drug Therapy for DiabetesOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Types of Drugs for Diabetes
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Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland ProblemsOverviewHypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction
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Drug Therapy for Problems of the Circulatory and Cardiac Systems
Drugs That Affect Urine Output
Diuretics
Overactive Bladder
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Drug Therapy for HypertensionOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues for Antihypertensive Therapy
Types of Antihypertensive Drugs
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Drug Therapy for Heart FailureOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Treatment for Heart Failure
General Issues in Heart Failure Therapy
Types of Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
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Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues Related to Antidysrhythmic Therapy
Types of Antidysrhythmic Drugs
Drugs for Tachydysrhythmias
Unclassified Antidysrhythmic Drugs
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Drug Therapy for High Blood LipidsOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues for Antihyperlipidemic Therapy
Types of Lipid-Lowering Drugs
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Drugs That Affect Blood ClottingOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues for Anticoagulant Therapy
Types of Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
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Drug Therapy for Respiratory System Problems
Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory ProblemsOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Types of Drugs for Asthma and COPD
Other Serious Respiratory Disorders
Types of Drug Therapy for Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
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Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal System Problems
Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal ProblemsOverviewNausea and Vomiting
Constipation
Diarrhea
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Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and RefluxOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues for Drugs for PUD and GERD
Types of Drugs for PUD and GERD
Other Drugs Used to Treat Ulcers
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Drug Therapy with Nutritional SupplementsOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
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Drug Therapy for Nervous System Problems
Drug Therapy for SeizuresOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
Treatment of Seizures
Types of Antiseizure Drugs
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Drug Therapy for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's DiseasesOverviewAlzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
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Drug Therapy for Psychiatric ProblemsOverviewDepression
Anxiety
Psychosis
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Drug Therapy for Insomnia
Insomnia
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Drug Therapy for Eye ProblemsOverviewReview of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
General Issues for Local Eye Drug Therapy
Types of Drugs for Glaucoma
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Drug Therapy for Problems of the Musculoskeletal System
Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis, Arthritis, and Skeletal Muscle Relaxation
The Musculoskeletal System
Osteoporosis
Arthritis
Muscle Spasms
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Drug Therapy for Problems of the Reproductive System
Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Issues
Menopause
Contraception
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Appendix A Medication Administration Skills*The Joint Commission's Official “Do Not Use” List*