Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses

 

Description:

 

This ideal starter text for student nurses in pharmacology is now into its 4th edition. It makes pharmacology less intimidating by focusing on the knowledge needed at pre-registration level in order to safely and competently practice as a newly qualified nurse. Praised for its helpful layout and jargon-free language, this updated edition introduces pharmacology in a friendly, informative way, without assuming previous knowledge or a level of confidence in numeracy. This new edition has been carefully expanded to include new chapters on cardiovascular pharmacology and chemotherapy in cancer nursing. There are more details on drugs used in chronic and long-term conditions applied to nursing competencies and standards. It incorporates the new 2018 NMC standards for nursing education and links to practice guidelines. Additional case scenarios have been added spanning all areas of practice and include adult, elderly care, child, mental health and learning disability applications. This allows nurses to apply their knowledge to a range of different people with varying and complex needs to enhance their application to practice. The book contains: • 120 calculations and 130 multiple choice questions to assist you in assessing your learning as you work through each chapter • Clinical tips boxes linking pharmacology to nursing practice • 50 person centred case scenarios across a range of practice settings • References to key standards and guidelines "The book also emphasises the application of the principles of pharmacology to all areas of practice and includes; drug action, drug interactions, side effects and adverse reactions. It is useful for all pre-registration students and those on post qualifying or continuing professional development courses where pharmacology is a component. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for healthcare students that will support their learning throughout their training and beyond. It covers fundamental concepts of how the major classes of medications exert their therapeutic effect, but also how side effects and adverse reactions can occur. Chapters on legal aspects of medication administration and drug calculations enhance this usefulness of this book – all of which are supported by example questions, calculations and clinical ‘tips’. This book has been fully updated to reflect the 2018 NMC standards and as such provides a one-stop shop for any students studying safe administration of medications." Dr Andy Powell, Physiology Lead for Nursing Birmingham City University "The outlay of the chapters is easily navigated and the level of the knowledge that the book starts at is at a basic level enough for any student nurse from year 1-3 to start with and builds in complexity. They are in lovely bite-size chunks that are easy to read and easily understood. The 10 MCQ’s at the end of a chapter are a very useful method of chapter consolidation and the case studies further reinforce learning." Georgina Cox, Senior Lecturer in Adult Health Middlesex University Deborah Robertson is a lecturer in nursing at the University of Salford. She teaches on the pre-registration nursing curriculum as well as being involved in post qualifying and post graduate education. She is also author of Essentials of Medicines Management for Mental Health Nurses. Paul Barber was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester. He is co-author of Further Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses (2012) and contributor and editor of Medicines Management for Nurses: Case Book (2013), all Open University Press.  He is now retired.

 

 

Table of Contents:

 

1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Learning objectives

Introduction

Absorption

Distribution

Biotransformation

Excretion

General and molecular aspects of pharmacodynamics

Drug action

Agonistic and antagonistic drug action

Drug specificity

Case studies

Key learning points

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

2 Adverse drug reactions and interactions

Learning objectives

Introduction

Main mechanisms of drug interactions

Adverse drug reactions

Clinical significance of drug reactions

Major groups of drugs involved in adverse drug reactions

Steps to minimize the effects of adverse drug reactions

Age-related adverse drug reactions

Drug–drug interactions

Case studies

Key learning points

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

3 Drug calculations and numeracy skills

Learning objectives

Introduction

An introduction to number

Basic arithmetic skills

Calculator skills

Basic introduction to units and conversions

Making numeracy into drug calculation

Case studies

Key learning points

Answers to questions in this chapter

Calculations

Recommended further reading

4 Local anaesthetics and analgesics

Learning objectives

Introduction

Types of pain

Acute and chronic pain

Local anaesthetics

The analgesic ladder

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Paracetamol

Opioid analgesics

Opioid antagonists

Drugs for neuropathic pain

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

5 Antimicrobials

Introduction

Antibiotic actions

Interference with folate

Beta-lactam antibiotics

Interference with protein synthesis

Inhibition of bacterial DNA

Antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

Drugs used to treat tuberculosis

Viral infections

Human immunodeficiency virus

Other viral infections and antiviral drug treatments

Fungal infections

Antifungal drugs

Protozoa

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

6 Anti-inflammatory drugs

Learning objectives

Introduction

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Cyclooxygenase pathway 2 inhibitors

Aspirin

Histamine

Steroids

Anti-rheumatoid drugs

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

7 Anticoagulant therapy

Learning objectives

Introduction

Blood clotting and the development of thrombosis

Drugs that act on the clotting cascade

Direct acting anticoagulant drugs (DOACs)

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

8 Drugs for respiratory conditions

Learning objectives

Introduction

Asthma

Drugs used in treating asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Drugs used in treating COPD

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

9 Drugs for diabetes mellitus

Learning objectives

Introduction

Diabetes

Medicine management of diabetes

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

10 Cardiovascular drugs

Learning objectives

Introduction

Hypertension

Heart failure

Coronary artery disease

Arrhythmias

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

11 Drugs for Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy

Learning objectives – Parkinson’s disease

Learning objectives – epilepsy

Introduction

Parkinson’s disease

Epilepsy

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

12 Drugs used in mental health

Learning objectives

Introduction

Anxiety

Medicine management of anxiety

Depression

Medicine management of depression

Psychosis

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

13 Cancer chemotherapy and symptom management

Learning objectives

Introduction

Cancer

Cancer symptoms

Cancer classification

Staging and grading of cancer

Cancer treatments

General side-effects of cytotoxic drugs

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

14 Patient concordance

Learning objectives

Introduction

Adherence, compliance and concordance

Factors influencing effective medicine use and concordance

Patient empowerment in chronic disease management

The role of the carer

Case studies

Key learning points

Calculations

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

15 Legal and professional issues

Learning objectives

Introduction

The correct patient

The correct medicine

The correct dose

The correct site and method of administration

Covert administration of medicines

Mental capacity and competence in consent

Alteration of medicines

Reporting of drug errors

Controlled drugs

Supply and administration of medicines

Prescribing law and non-medical prescribing

Case studies

Key learning points

Multiple-choice questions

Recommended further reading

Conclusion

Glossary

Answers

Index

Backcover

 

An aparitie	28 May 2020
Autor	Paul Barber, Deborah Robertson
Dimensiuni	190 x 245 x 15 mm
Editura	McGraw-Hill
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9780335248445
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	298