- Variety of exercises reinforces your understanding with matching, multiple-choice, and select-all-that-apply questions, as well as crossword puzzles. - Practice quizzes provide preparation for course and licensure exams. - Reader-friendly writing style and organization makes the content easier to understand. - NEW! Updated exercises cover newly approved pharmaceutical treatments and drugs. - NEW Next Generation NCLEX?-format and alternate item review questions prepare you for the new licensure exam. - NEW organization of chapters more logically organizes review exercises by body system and type of drug.
Table of Contents
Unit I General Principles
1. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
2. Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
3. Principles of Pharmacology
Unit II Principals of Medication Administration
4. Drug Calculation: Preparing and Administering Drugs
Unit III Drug Categories
5. Drugs for Bacterial Infections
6. Drugs for Fungal Infections and Tuberculosis
7. Drugs for Viral and Retroviral Infections
8. Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
9. Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary System
10. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
11. Drugs for Central Nervous System Problems
12. Drugs for Mental Health
13. Drugs for Pain Management
14. Drugs for Inflammation, Arthritis and Gout
15. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Problems
16. Drugs Affecting the Hematologic System
17. Drugs for Immunization and Immunomodulation
18. Drugs for Osteoporosis and Hormonal Problems
19. Drug Therapy for Diabetes
20. Drugs for Eye and Ear Problems
21. Over-the-Counter Drug Therapy
