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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice
- 2nd Edition - August 14, 2020
- Authors: Ann Richards, Sharon L. Edwards
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 5 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 5 9 - 6
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFollowing 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.
- The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management.
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This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff.
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A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included.
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The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Series Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Common abbreviations
- Section 1. Principles of pharmacology
- 1.1. Introduction to pharmacology
- 1.2. The law, drugs and prescribing
- 1.3. Medication management
- 1.4. Formulation and administration
- 1.5. Pharmacokinetics
- 1.6. Pharmacodynamics
- 1.7. Adverse drug reactions
- Section 2. Autonomic nervous system
- 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 stabilizers
- 4.6. Anxiolytics and hypnotics
- 4.7. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- 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
- Appendix. Drug measurement and calculations
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 584
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: August 14, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702076589
- eBook ISBN: 9780702076596
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Ann Richards
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UKSE
Sharon L. Edwards
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Allied Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, UK