Administering medications : pharmacology for health careers / Donna F. Gauwitz

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2003Edition: FIFTH EDITIONDescription: v, 438 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 71248056
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RM 300 .G38 2003
Contents:
Chapter 1. Orientation to medications -- Chapter 2. Principles of drug action -- Chapter 3. Measurement and dosage -- Chapter 4. Medication therapy -- Chapter 5. Vitamins, minerals, and herbs -- Chapter 6. Antibiotics and antifungals -- Chapter 7. Drugs for the eye and ear -- Chapter 8. Drugs for the skin -- Chapter 9. Drugs for the cardiovascular -- Chapter 10. Drugs for the respiratory system -- Chapter 11. Drugs for the gastrointestinal system -- Chapter 12. Drugs for the urinary system and fluid balance -- Chapter 13. Drugs for the reproductive system -- Chapter 14. Drugs for the endocrine -- Chapter 15. Drugs for the musculoskeletal system -- Chapter 16. Drugs for the nervous and sensory systems -- Chapter 17. Psychotropic drugs -- Chapter 18. Antineoplastic drugs -- Chapter 19. Administering parenteral medications -- Chapter 20. Drugs for the geriatric patient.
Summary: This book provides the fundamentals of drug administration, drug laws, principles of pharmacology, drug handling procedures, physician's orders, routes of administration, dosage calculation, and drug actions related to specific body systems and disorders. New boxed readings for the fifth edition include Legal and Ethical Issues, and Health Care: Today and Tomorrow. Also includes 'CAUTION!' boxes, which provide critical information on common drug administration errors; 'Patient Education' boxes, which teach and reinforce communication skills; critical thinking exercises and Internet activities at the end of each chapter; and step-by-step procedures throughout the text.
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Includes index.

Chapter 1. Orientation to medications -- Chapter 2. Principles of drug action -- Chapter 3. Measurement and dosage -- Chapter 4. Medication therapy -- Chapter 5. Vitamins, minerals, and herbs -- Chapter 6. Antibiotics and antifungals -- Chapter 7. Drugs for the eye and ear -- Chapter 8. Drugs for the skin -- Chapter 9. Drugs for the cardiovascular -- Chapter 10. Drugs for the respiratory system -- Chapter 11. Drugs for the gastrointestinal system -- Chapter 12. Drugs for the urinary system and fluid balance -- Chapter 13. Drugs for the reproductive system -- Chapter 14. Drugs for the endocrine -- Chapter 15. Drugs for the musculoskeletal system -- Chapter 16. Drugs for the nervous and sensory systems -- Chapter 17. Psychotropic drugs -- Chapter 18. Antineoplastic drugs -- Chapter 19. Administering parenteral medications -- Chapter 20. Drugs for the geriatric patient.

This book provides the fundamentals of drug administration, drug laws, principles of pharmacology, drug handling procedures, physician's orders, routes of administration, dosage calculation, and drug actions related to specific body systems and disorders. New boxed readings for the fifth edition include Legal and Ethical Issues, and Health Care: Today and Tomorrow. Also includes 'CAUTION!' boxes, which provide critical information on common drug administration errors; 'Patient Education' boxes, which teach and reinforce communication skills; critical thinking exercises and Internet activities at the end of each chapter; and step-by-step procedures throughout the text.

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