Table of Contents

PART 1: PHARMACOLOGY BASICS * Study Skills Tips: Introduction to Study Skills Concepts, PURR, and Pharmacology Basics*1. The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy*2. Pharmacologic Principles*3. Lifespan Considerations*4. Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations*5. Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding*6. Patient Education and Drug Therapy*7. Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements*8. Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics*9. Photo Atlas of Drug Administration PART 2: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM * Study Skills Tips: Vocabulary, Text Notation, and Language Conventions*10. Analgesic Drugs*11. General and Local Anesthetics*12. Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants*13. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs*14. Antiepileptic Drugs*15. Antiparkinson Drugs*16. Psychotherapeutic Drugs*17. Substance Abuse PART 3: DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM * Study Skills Tips: PURR Application and Study Groups*18. Adrenergic Drugs*19. Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs*20. Cholinergic Drugs*21. Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs PART 4: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS * Study Skills Tips: Linking Learning and Text Notation*22. Antihypertensive Drugs *23. Antianginal Drugs *24. Heart Failure Drugs*25. Antidysrhythmic Drugs*26. Coagulation Modifier Drugs*27. Antilipemic Drugs*28. Diuretic Drugs*29. Fluids and Electrolytes PART 5: DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS * Study Skills Tips: Questioning Strategy*30. Pituitary Drugs*31. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs*32. Antidiabetic Drugs*33. Adrenal Drugs*34. Women's Health Drugs*35. Men's Health Drugs PART 6: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM * Study Skills Tips: Study on the Run and PURR *36. Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants*37. Bronchodilators and Other Respiratory Drugs PART 7: ANTIINFECTIVE AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS * Study Skills Tips: Applying the Nursing Process*38. Antibiotics Part 1*39. Antibiotics Part 2*40. Antiviral Drugs*41. Antitubercular Drugs*42. Antifungal Drugs*43. Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Anthelmintic Drugs*44. Antiinflammatory and Antigout Drugs PART 8: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS AND BIOLOGIC AND IMMUNE MODIFIERS * Study Skills Tips: Manage Time, Evaluate Prior Performance, Anticipate the Test, and Plan for Distributed Study*45. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs*46. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle-Nonspecific Drugs and Miscellaneous Drugs*47. Biologic Response-Modifying and Antirheumatic Drugs*48. Immunosuppressant Drugs*49. Immunizing Drugs and Biochemical Terrorism PART 9: DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND NUTRITION * Study Skills Tips: Active Questioning, What Are the Right Questions, Kinds of Questions, and Questioning Application*50. Acid-Controlling Drugs*51. Bowel Disorder Drugs*52. Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs*53. Vitamins and Minerals*54. Anemia Drugs*55. Nutritional Supplements PART 10: DERMATOLOGIC, OPHTHALMIC, AND OTIC DRUGS * Study Skills Tips: Time Management, PURR, and Repeat the Steps*56. Dermatologic Drugs*57. Ophthalmic Drugs*58. Otic Drugs* Appendix: Pharmaceutical Abbreviations

About the Author

Linda Lilley, RN, PhD, is University Professor and Associate Professor Emeritus at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Shelly Collins, PharmD, has decades of clinical experience in which she has been responsible for overseeing system-wide pharmaceutical safety. Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, teaches at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.