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cover image - A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,1st Edition
ISBN: 9780702061547
Copyright: 2009
Publication Date: 04-03-2009
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
List Price: $31.99

A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

by Ann Richards, BA(Hons), MSc DipN(Lon), RGN,RNT

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,1st Edition
ISBN: 9780702061547
Copyright: 2009
Publication Date: 04-03-2009
Page Count: 464
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
List Price: $31.99
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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.

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  • • Comprehensive coverage of drugs in use to offer security in any clinical setting

    • Succinct and clear information in boxes, lists etc to facilitate assimilation of information ‘on the spot’

    • Attractive page design and well signposted layout to enable quick access to the right information

    • Flexicover to maintain quality in a clinical setting and when frequently used

    • Covers basic pharmacology including drug absorption and metabolism as well as explaining how drugs actually work

    • Fully up to date with government guidelines e,g, from NICE, the Resuscitation Council and the British Thoracic Society etc.

    • Additional sections on the legal aspects of administering and prescribing drugs, drug calculations and paediatric doses

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  • 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

  • Ann Richards, BA(Hons), MSc DipN(Lon), RGN,RNT, Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK
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