Get the pharmacology guidance proven to help aspiring nurses succeed on the NCLEX and later as a professional nurse. Using a streamlined prototype approach, an emphasis on nursing care, plus a wealth of other trademark features, "Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition" makes it easy for you to really understand pharmacology. Prototype drug charts summarize the need-to-know information about key drugs, including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Images of current drug package labels reinforce your understanding of text content using relevant, true-to-life learning. Bulleted nursing process summaries relate nursing care to drug therapy in addition to highlighting patient teaching, patient safety, and relevant cultural content. Finally, the unique and thorough drug calculations section features math review as well as step-by-step instructions for drug calculations using the four general methods of dosage calculation. -- From publisher's description.

Unit I: Introduction to pharmacology. The nursing process and patient-centered care ; Drug development and ethical considerations ; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics ; Pharmacogenetics ; Complementary and alternative therapies ; Pediatric considerations ; Drug therapy in older adults ; Drugs in substance use disorder. -- Unit II: Pharmacotherapy and drug administration. Safety and quality ; Drug administration ; Drug calculations. -- Unit III: Maintenance of homeostasis. Fluid volume and electrolytes ; Vitamin and mineral replacement ; Nutritional support. -- Unit IV: Autonomic nervous system drugs. Adrenergic agonists and antagonists ; Cholinergic agonists and antagonists. -- Unit V: Central and peripheral nervous system drugs. Stimulants ; Depressants ; Antiseizure drugs ; Drugs for Parkinsonism and Alzheimer disease ; Drugs for neuromusclar disorders and muscle spasms. -- Unit VI: Mental and behavioral health drugs. Antipsychotics and anxiolytics ; Antidepressants and mood stabilizers. -- Unit VII: Pain and inflammation drugs. Antiinflammatories ; Analgesics. -- Unit VIII: Antimicrobial drugs. Antibacterials ; Antituberculars, antifungals, and antivirals ; Antimalarials, anthelmintics, and peptides. Unit IX: Immunologic drugs. HIV- and AIDS-related drugs ; Transplant drugs ; Vaccines. -- Unit X: Antineoplastics and biologic response modifiers. Anticancer drugs ; Targeted therapies to treat cancer ; Biologic response modifiers. -- Unit XI: Respiratory drugs. Upper respiratory disorders ; Lower respiratory disorders. -- Unit XII: Cardiovascular drugs. Cardiac glycosides, antianginals, and antidysrhytmics ; Diuretics ; Antihypertensives ; Anticoagulants, antiplatelets, and thrombolytics ; Antihyperlipidemics and drugs to improve peripheral blood flow. -- Unit XII: Gastrointestinal drugs. Gastrointestinal tract disorders ; Antiulcer drugs. -- Unit XIV: Eye, ear, and skin drugs. Eye and ear disorders ; Dermatologic disorders. -- Unit XV: Endocrine drugs. Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disorders ; Antidiabetics. -- Unit XVI: Renal and urologic drugs. Urinary disorders. -- Unit XVII: Reproductive and gender-related drugs. Pregnancy and preterm labor ; Labor, delivery, and postpartum ; Neonatal and newborn ; Women's reproductive health ; Men's reproductive health ; Sexually transmitted infections. -- Unit XVIII: Emergency drugs. Adult and pediatric emergency drugs.