Illustrated Pharmacology for Nurses

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-340-80972-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 273 mm, Gewicht: 1448 g

Drug therapy is an increasingly important element in the treatment of patients, and understanding how a drug works is essential for all nurses. Illustrated Pharmacology for Nurses is a fully comprehensive and beautifully illustrated textbook covering both the basic principles and the clinical aspects of pharmacology.

The book provides clear and simple explanations of the way drugs act, looking at their effects and their use in a range of situations. Combining the basic and clinical aspects of pharmacology in one concise volume, it is an invaluable learning tool for nursing, biomedical and clinical science students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simonsen, Terje

Aarbakke, Jarle

Kay, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Drugs and their use

1. Drug development

2. Regulation and management of drg therapy and drug errors

3. Classification and nomenclature of drugs

Section II: Factors affecting drug action

4. Pharmacodynamics of drugs

5. Pharmacokinetics of drugs

6. Administration of drugs and drug formulations

7. Adverse effects of drugs

8. Drug interactions

9. Individual variations in drug responses

10. Dosing of drugs

Section III: Pharmacology of organ systems

11. Structure and function of the nervous system

12. Drugs used in neurological disorders

13. Drugs used in psychiatric disorders

14. Drugs with central and peripheral analgesic effect

15. Drugs used in inflammatory and autoimmune joint diseases

16. Antimicrobial drugs

17. Drugs used in the treatment of diseases of the heart and circulatory system

18. Drugs used in diseases of the pulmonary system

19. Drugs used in gastrointestinal diseases

20. Drugs used in treating diseases of the blood

21. Drugs used in endocrinological disorders

22. Drugs used in allergy, for immune suppression and in cancer treatment

23. Drugs used in treating diseases of the urinary tract

24. Drugs used in treating diseases of the skin

25. Drugs in anaesthesia

Section IV: Drug use in special situations

26. The use of drugs during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period

27. Children and drugs

28. The elderly and drugs

29. Drugs of abuse

30. Poisoning

Über Autor(innen)

Terje Simonsen MD, Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology & Chief Physician,
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Troms, Norway

Jarle Aarbakke MD, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Troms,
Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
University Hospital of Troms, Norway. Currently Principal of the University of
Troms, Norway

Ian Kay PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Manchester, UK

Iain Coleman PhD, Biomedical Sciences Division, School of Applied Sciences,
University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK

Paul Sinnott RGN, BSc(Hons), Education and Development Practitioner, Division of Medicine (Acute Medicine), Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

Illustrated by Roy Lysaa DSc, Post Doc Pharmacology, Institute of
Pharmacy, University of Troms, Norway