Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for Nurses (Paperback, 19)

Unit 1: Applying Pharmacology to Nursing Practice

1. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources

2. Basic Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions

3. Drug Action Across the Life Span

4. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology

5. Patient Education to Promote Health

Unit 2: Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration

6. Principles of Medication Administration and Medication Safety

7. Percutaneous Administration

8. Enteral Administration

9. Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation of Parenteral Medications

10. Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Routes

11. Parenteral Administration: Intravenous Route

Unit 3: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic and Central Nervous Systems

12. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

13. Drugs Used for Sleep

14. Drugs Used for Neurodegenerative Disorders (NEW!)

15. Drugs Used for Anxiety Disorders

16. Drugs Used for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

17. Drugs Used for Psychoses

18. Drugs Used for Seizure Disorders

19. Drugs Used for Pain Management Unit 4: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System

20. Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome

21. Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias

22. Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension

23. Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias

24. Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris

25. Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease

26. Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders

27. Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure

28. Drugs Used for Diuresis

Unit 5: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System

29. Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease

30. Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease

Unit 6: Drugs Affecting the Digestive System

31. Drugs Used to Treat Oral Disorders

32. Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease

33. Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting

34. Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and Diarrhea

Unit 7: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System

35. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus

36. Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease

37. Corticosteroids

38. Gonadal Hormones

Unit 8: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System

39. Drugs Used in Obstetrics

40. Drugs Used in Men’s and Women’s Health