Basic pharmacology for nurses

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Basic pharmacology for nurses

Bruce D. Clayton, Yvonne N. Stock

Mosby, c1997

11th ed

  • pbk.

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-584) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This easy-to-understand introduction to pharmacology has a new appealing four colour design to visually reinforce information and engage students in the content. Expanded and updated information, including 80 new drugs ensures that students get the very latest in the rapidly changing field of pharmacology. A new heading scheme used throughout the book includes actions, uses, therapeutic outcomes, nursing process and patient education offers easy access to important information. Thorough learning aids in every chapter reinforce important material and help students focus on key content. Features: * The most clinically useful resource ever published on pain, written by the authorities who established the pain management movement and advocate pain management to eliminate pain for their patients. * Highly functional, user friendly organization that uses ICONS to lead you to "need-to-know" content. * Nearly 200 boxes and tables help you locate quick reference for key information and allow you to understand the context of complex concepts needed at the bedside. * Promotes an interdisciplinary approach to pain management combining nationally recognized coauthor ships including nurses, physicians, and pharmacists to present a unique, multi-disciplinary perspective. * Includes 10 new chapters and 6 expanded and updated chapters to provide a succinct and comprehensive pain management resource. * Provides ready-to-use, reproducible: assessment/evaluation forms and guides to analgesic use to provide the clinician with a resource of practical, proven tools; patient information handouts on analgesics and nondrug methods of pain relief to educate the patient/family/caretaker about the patient's specific pain management; reproducible key policies, procedures, and protocols to assist the clinician in implementing patient focused interdisciplinary pain management. * Presents pharmacology content in four chapters-the three analgesic groups and an overview of how to combine them to provide a readily understandable reference and quick resource. * Incorporates icons to readily identify specific information, such as, pediatric content, patient examples, and reproducible material. * Includes clinical snapshots and illustrations of selected pain problems, such as pain related to sickle cell disease, peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia to address specific pain problems. * Provides patient examples to demonstrate key points. * Illustrates patient assessment tools in over 12 languages to enhance patient/clinician communication in culturally diverse populations.

目次

Pain Management: Problems and Progress. Basic Mechanisms Underlying the Causes and Effects of Pain. Assessment: Underlying Complexities, Misconceptions, And Practical Tools. Overview of the Three Groups of Analgesics. Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. Opioid Analgesics. Adjuvant Analgesics. Procedural Pain Management. Practical Nondrug Approaches to Pain. Substance Abuse. Chronic Non-Malignant Pain. Quick Guides to Selected Pain Problems. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, And Breast Feeding: Use of Analgesics. Pain in Infants. Pain in the Elderly. Building Institutional Commitment to Improving Pain Management. Appendices . Web Sites. Glossary. Opioid Contracts.

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