Lehne's pharmacology for nursing care / Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, Laura D. Rosenthal, RN, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I: Introduction
Unit II: Basic principles of pharmacology
Unit III: Drug therapy across the life span
Unit IV: Peripheral nervous system drugs
Unit V: Central nervous system drugs
Unit VI: Drugs that affect fluid and electrolyte balance
Unit VII: Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels, and blood
Unit VIII: Drugs for endocrine disorders
Unit IX: Women's health
Unit X: Men's health
Unit XI: Anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and immunologic drugs
Unit XII: Drugs for bone and joint disorders
Unit XIII: Respiratory tract drugs
Unit XIV: Gastrointestinal drugs
Unit XV: Nutrition
Unit XVI: Chemotherapy of infectious diseases
Unit XVII: Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases
Unit XVIII: Cancer chemotherapy
Unit XIX: Miscellaneous drugs and therapies
Unit XX: Toxicology

With a clear explanation of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 10th Edition gives you the background you need to understand drugs currently on the market, and those not yet released. This perennial favorite of students and teachers simplifies complex concepts while distinguishing need-to-know content from the material that's merely nice to know. The 10th edition includes updated drug content to reflect the very latest FDA approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content. It also includes an updated prototype drugs section, summarizing their major uses, and an updated table detailing care throughout the lifespan of the patient. Additionally, each chapter ends with a nursing implications summary to help you fully understand the material and apply it to clinical nursing practice