,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title Page
Copyright
Reviewers
LPN/LVN Advisory Board
Preface
Organization and Features
Teaching and Learning Package for the Instructor
For the Student
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
To the Student
Reading and Review Tools
Chapter Features
Unit I General Principles
1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
The LPN/VN's Role and the Nursing Process
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
2 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
2
, Introduction
Regulation of Drug Administration
The Drug Order
Drug Administration Systems
Drug Errors
Protection of Healthcare Workers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3 Principles of Pharmacology
Drug Names
Drug Attachment
Basic Drug Processes
Drug Actions
Drug Therapy and Special Populations
Drug Cards
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit II Principles of Drug Administration
4 Drug Calculation
Calculating Drug Dosages
Calculations for IV Infusions
General Principles of Drug Administration
Enteral Drugs
Parenteral Drugs
Percutaneous Drugs
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit III Drug Categories
5 Anti-Infective Drugs
Infection
Antibiotics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
Antiparasitic Drugs
3
, Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
6 Antivirals and Antiretrovirals
Virus
Antivirals
Retrovirus
Antiretrovirals
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
7 Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
Allergy
Drug Therapy for Allergy
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Drug Therapy for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Mucolytics and Antitussives
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
8 Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
Drugs That Affect the Renal/Urinary System
Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
9 Drug Therapy for Central Nervous System Problems
Drugs for Epilepsy
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
10 Drug Therapy for Mental Health
Drug Therapy and Mental Illness
Drugs for Sleep and Anxiety
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
11 Drugs for Pain Management
Pain
4
Cover image
Title Page
Copyright
Reviewers
LPN/LVN Advisory Board
Preface
Organization and Features
Teaching and Learning Package for the Instructor
For the Student
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
To the Student
Reading and Review Tools
Chapter Features
Unit I General Principles
1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
The LPN/VN's Role and the Nursing Process
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
2 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
2
, Introduction
Regulation of Drug Administration
The Drug Order
Drug Administration Systems
Drug Errors
Protection of Healthcare Workers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3 Principles of Pharmacology
Drug Names
Drug Attachment
Basic Drug Processes
Drug Actions
Drug Therapy and Special Populations
Drug Cards
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit II Principles of Drug Administration
4 Drug Calculation
Calculating Drug Dosages
Calculations for IV Infusions
General Principles of Drug Administration
Enteral Drugs
Parenteral Drugs
Percutaneous Drugs
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit III Drug Categories
5 Anti-Infective Drugs
Infection
Antibiotics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
Antiparasitic Drugs
3
, Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
6 Antivirals and Antiretrovirals
Virus
Antivirals
Retrovirus
Antiretrovirals
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
7 Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
Allergy
Drug Therapy for Allergy
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Drug Therapy for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Mucolytics and Antitussives
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
8 Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
Drugs That Affect the Renal/Urinary System
Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
9 Drug Therapy for Central Nervous System Problems
Drugs for Epilepsy
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
10 Drug Therapy for Mental Health
Drug Therapy and Mental Illness
Drugs for Sleep and Anxiety
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
11 Drugs for Pain Management
Pain
4
