A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-443-10217-2
Verlag: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 124 mm x 185 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: A Nurse's Survival Guide

The 'Nurses' Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice' is a handy pocketbook designed to provide succinct information on a wide variety of drugs that nurses need to look up quickly. It provides an understandable and detailed account of common drugs and their actions. The level is suitable for all nurses in practice, including qualified and student nurses, as well as those taking Supplementary Prescribing Courses and will also be useful to other healthcare professionals.  Pocket sized and easily transportable, it will become a constant companion both in ward and community environments. As well as the more routine use of drugs in clinical practice it covers emergency situations, such as cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richards, Ann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION 1 Principles of Pharmacology 1.1 Introduction to pharmacology 1.2 The law, drugs, prescribing and medicines management 1.3 Formulation and administration 1.4 Pharmacokinetics 1.5 Pharmacodynamics 1.6 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 Non-steroidal 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 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 and diuretics 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 8.1 Cancer chemotherapy 8.2 Antimicrobial drugs 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 References Further reading Appendix: drug measurement and calculation