Aschenbrenner, Diane S. <br/><br/>
Drug therapy in nursing / 
Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Leah Wilder Cleveland, Samantha J. Venable. 
 - Philadelphia :  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  c2002 
 - xx, 1210 p. :  col. ill. ;  29 cm. + 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Nursing management in drug therapy -- Pharmaceuticals: development, safeguards, and delivery -- Drug preparations and administration -- Pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacodynamics -- Adverse effects and drug interactions -- Life span: children -- Life span: pregnant or breast-feeding women -- Life span: older adults -- Lifestyle:substance abuse -- Lifestyle, diet, and habits: nutritional considerations -- Environment: influences on drug therapy -- Culture: considerations in drug therapy -- Drugs affecting adrenergic function -- Drugs affecting cholinergic function -- Drugs producing anesthesia and neuromuscular blocking -- Drugs that are sedatives, hypnotics and anxiolytics -- Drugs for treating mood disorders -- Drugs for teating thought disorders -- Drugs for treating seizure disorders -- Drugs affecting muscle spasm and spasticity -- Drugs for treating parkinson disease and other movement disorders -- Drugs that stimulate the central nervous system -- Drugs that are narcotic analgesics -- Drugs for treating fever and inflammation -- Drugs for treating arthritis and gout -- Drugs for treating congestive heart failure --Drugs used to treat angina -- Drugs affecting cardiac output and rhythm --Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Drugs affecting diuresis -- Drugs affecting coagulation -- Drugs for modifying biologic response -- Drugs affecting lipid level -- Drugs affecting the upper respiratory system -- Drugs affecting lower respiratory system -- Drugs for treating the upper gastrointestinal tract -- Drugs for treating lower gastrointestinal tract -- Drugs affecting pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and hypothalamic function -- Drugs affecting hormone levels: corticosteroids and their antagonists -- Drugs affecting blood glucose levels -- Drugs affecting men's health and sexuality -- Drugs affecting women's health and sexuality -- Drugs affecting uterine motility -- Cell cycle-specific drugs -- Cell cycle-nonspecific drugs -- Principles of antimicrobial therapy -- Antibiotics affecting the bacterial cell wall -- Antibiotics affecting protein synthesis -- Miscellaneous antibiotics -- Drugs for treating urinary tract infections -- Drugs for treating mycobacterial infections -- Drugs for treating viral and fungal diseases -- Drugs for treating HIV and AIDS -- Drugs for treating parasites 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0781732697 (hard cover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007040471 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101317510  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemotherapy.<br/>Pharmacology.<br/>Nursing.<br/>Drug Therapy--Nurses' Instruction.<br/>Pharmaceutical Preparations--Nurses' Instruction.<br/>Pharmacology--Nurses' Instruction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM125  / .N83 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.5/8 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WB 330  / A813d 2009