Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology

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Prepare your students for successful practice and NCLEX-PN success with this updated 11th Edition of Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology. Developed by nurses for nurses, this practice-oriented text not only helps students learn about drugs and their effect on real people, but also models how to relay this information to patients. Known for its impeccably accurate drug content, this bestseller focuses on basic principles and the nurse's responsibility in medication management. The book’s easy-to-understand writing style combines with empowering online resources, including videos, NCLEX-PN-style review questions, and drug monographs, to help students hone their critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they master one of the most challenging content areas in the curriculum. KEY FEATURES NEW! Unique Concept Mapping introduced in Chapter 5, Patient Education help students both process and visualize important concepts. NEW! A List of Abbreviations is now on the inside back cover for easy reference. NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts highlight and clarify commonly misunderstood concepts. Pharmacology in Practice Case Studies focus on assessment, administration, or teaching issues that affect real-life patients and are revisited in the Think Critically questions which ask students to explore options and make clinical judgments related to the administration of drugs. The Nursing Process framework presents care of the patient as it relates to the drug and drug regimen, as well as Checklists of Relevant Nursing Diagnoses. Patient Case Study scenarios threaded through each chapter offer a “simulation-focus” to help students get a sense of real world nursing. Nursing Alerts quickly identify urgent nursing actions that may be required when managing a patient receiving a specific drug or drug category through. Drug Interaction Tables provide at-a-glance information about the likelihood of a patient problem when multiple drugs are given. Summary Drug Tables list drugs from the classes discussed in each chapter, including names, uses, frequent adverse reactions, and general dosing information. Lifespan Considerations boxes meet the needs of specific populations at risk or needing specific drug administration considerations through practical. Herbal Considerations boxes provide information on herbs and complementary and alternative remedies. Chronic Care Considerations prepare for situations that may arise during drug therapy for patients with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension, or epilepsy, including issues of polypharmacy through. Know Your Drugs (matching questions), Calculate Medication Dosages (dosage calculation questions), and Prepare for NCLEX-PN (NCLEX-style questions), appear at the end of each drug chapter. Learning Objectives, Key Terms, and Drug Class lists identify potential errors and safety concerns to help students focus their reading and enhance their mastery of course concepts. An updated Appendix H (NCLEX-PN test plan) addresses he latest test plan, as well as the concept-based curricula through additional definitions and links to content items in the text that correspond to concept-based teaching strategies This leading content is also incorporated into Lippincott CoursePoint, a dynamic learning solution that integrates this book’s curriculum, adaptive learning tools, real-time data reporting, and the latest evidence-based practice content together into one powerful student education solution. Lippincott CoursePoint improves the nursing students’ critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to prepare them for practice. Learn more at www.NursingEducationSuccess.com/CoursePoint. Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 6 Reviewers......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 18 User’s Guide......Page 19 Box, Table, and Figure Credits......Page 30 Contents......Page 36 UNIT 1 Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology......Page 41 1 General Principles of Pharmacology......Page 43 2 Administration of Drugs......Page 86 3 Making Drug Dosing Safer......Page 123 4 The Nursing Process......Page 152 5 Patient and Family Teaching......Page 168 UNIT 2 Drugs Used to Fight Infections......Page 192 6 Antibacterial Drugs: Sulfonamides......Page 195 7 Antibacterial Drugs That Disrupt the Bacterial Cell Wall......Page 216 8 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With Protein Synthesis......Page 255 9 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With DNA/RNA Synthesis......Page 300 10 Antitubercular Drugs......Page 318 11 Antiviral Drugs......Page 350 12 Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs......Page 384 UNIT 3 Drugs Used to Manage Pain......Page 420 13 Nonopioid Analgesics: Salicylates and Nonsalicylates......Page 423 14 Nonopioid Analgesics: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and Migraine Headache Medications......Page 452 15 Opioid Analgesics......Page 485 16 Opioid Antagonists......Page 515 17 Anesthetic Drugs......Page 529 UNIT 4 Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System......Page 555 18 Central Nervous System Stimulants......Page 557 19 Cholinesterase Inhibitors......Page 576 20 Antianxiety Drugs......Page 595 21 Sedatives and Hypnotics......Page 616 22 Antidepressant Drugs......Page 638 23 Antipsychotic Drugs......Page 682 UNIT 5 Drugs That Affect the Peripheral Nervous System......Page 705 24 Adrenergic Drugs......Page 709 25 Adrenergic Blocking Drugs......Page 736 26 Cholinergic Drugs......Page 771 27 Cholinergic Blocking Drugs......Page 790 UNIT 6 Drugs That Affect the Neuromuscular System......Page 813 28 Antiparkinson Drugs......Page 816 29 Antiepileptics......Page 850 30 Skeletal Muscle, Bone, and Joint Disorder Drugs......Page 878 UNIT 7 Drugs That Affect the Respiratory System......Page 917 31 Upper Respiratory System Drugs......Page 920 32 Lower Respiratory System Drugs......Page 957 UNIT 8 Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System......Page 1013 33 Diuretics......Page 1016 34 Antihyperlipidemic Drugs......Page 1042 35 Antihypertensive Drugs......Page 1080 36 Antianginal and Vasodilating Drugs......Page 1114 37 Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Drugs......Page 1136 38 Cardiotonic and Inotropic Drugs......Page 1171 39 Antiarrhythmic Drugs......Page 1192 UNIT 9 Drugs That Affect the Gastrointestinal System......Page 1215 40 Upper Gastrointestinal System Drugs......Page 1217 41 Lower Gastrointestinal System Drugs......Page 1264 UNIT 10 Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System......Page 1299 42 Antidiabetic Drugs......Page 1301 43 Pituitary and Adrenocortical Hormones......Page 1353 44 Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs......Page 1397 45 Male and Female Hormones......Page 1420 46 Uterine Drugs......Page 1457 UNIT 11 Drugs That Affect the Urinary System......Page 1479 47 Menopause and Andropause Drugs......Page 1481 48 Urinary Tract Anti-Infectives and Other Urinary Drugs......Page 1525 UNIT 12 Drugs That Affect the Immune System......Page 1543 49 Immunologic Agents......Page 1546 50 Antineoplastic Drugs and Targeted Therapies......Page 1576 51 Immunomodulating Drugs......Page 1619 UNIT 13 Drugs That Affect Other Body Systems......Page 1662 52 Skin Disorder Topical Drugs......Page 1664 53 Otic and Ophthalmic Preparations......Page 1708 54 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Parenteral Therapy......Page 1746 Appendix A Drug Categories: Controlled Substances and Outgoing FDA Pregnancy Risk......Page 1789 Appendix B FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters......Page 1792 Appendix C Typical Immunization Schedules......Page 1799 Appendix D Select Herbs and Natural Products Used for Medicinal Purposes......Page 1806 Appendix E Improving Patient Outcomes Using Standardized Drug Protocols......Page 1810 Appendix F Less Frequently Used Calculations, Measurements, and Basic Mathematical Review......Page 1812 Appendix G Answers to Review Questions and Medication Dosage Problems......Page 1832 Appendix H NCLEX-PN Prep......Page 1877 Bibliography......Page 1881 Index......Page 1895