Includes appendix.

Contents:1. A nurse's perspective of pharmacology: Drug action: pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic phases -- Nursing process and client teaching -- Principles of drug administration --Medications and calculations -- 2. Contemporary issues in pharmacology: The drug approval process and resources -- Drug interaction and drug abuse -- Drug therapy consideration throughout the life span -- The role of the nurse in drug research -- 3. Nutrition and electrolytes: Vitamin and mineral replacement -- Electrolytes -- 4. Neurologic and neuromuscular agents: Central nervous system stimulants -- Central nervous system depressants -- Nonnarcotic and narcotic analgesics -- Anticonvulsants -- Antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and antidepressants -- Autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergics and adrenergic blockers -- Cholinergics and anticholinergics -- Drugs for neuromuscular disorders: parkinsonism, myasthenia gravis, muscle spasms --5. Antiinflammatory and antiinfective agents: Antiinflammatory drugs -- Antibacterials and antibiotics -- Sulfonamides, peptides, and antitubercular drugs -- Antifungal, antiviral, and antimalarial drug -- Drugs for urinary tract disorders -- Drugs for dermatologic disorders -- 6. Antineoplastic agents: Anticancer drugs -- Biologic response modifiers -- 7. Respiratory agents: Drugs for common upper respiratory infections -- drugs for acute and chronic lower respiratory disorders -- 8. Cardiovascular agents: Drugs for cardiac disorders -- Diuretics and antihypertensive drugs -- Drugs for circulatory disorders -- 9. Gastrointestinal agents: Drugs for gastrointestinal disorders -- Antiulcer drugs -- 10. Eye and ear agents: Drugs for disorders of the eye and the ear -- 11. Endocrine agents: Endocrine pharmacology: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenals -- Antidiabetic drugs -- 12. Reproductive and gender related agents: Drugs associated with the female reproductive cycle: pregnancy, preterm neonate, labor and delivery -- Drugs associated with the postpartum and the newborn -- Drugs related to women's health and disorders -- Drugs related to male reproductive health and disorders -- Drugs for sexually transmitted diseases and infertility --13. Emergency agents: Adults and pediatric emergency drugs --

Study guide to: Pharmacology: a nursing process approach. /by Joyce L. Key et al.