Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses

by J.R.Trounce (Author)

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  Paperback
  1988

  $3.42

  This is a revised, updated and expanded edition of a well-established text, dealing not only with drugs and their actions but also with the management of a number of important disorders. The format is larger, nursing points are highlighted in each chapter, and many of the illustrations are new. An attempt is made to integrate the descriptions of the basic principles of pharmacology and drug usage with the practicalities of nurses' day-to-day work, thus making the book more directly relevant to their needs.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $3.42

  A revised, updated and expanded edition of this well-established text which seeks to place its coverage of pharmacology and drug usage and effects in the context of nurses' day-to-day work. Nursing points are highlighted in each chapter and it emphasizes the role of the nurse in drug administration and details the drug information which affects nursing care. Various changes have been made since the last edition. The chapter on heavy metals has been discarded as the therapeutic use of these substances has almost disappeared. The sections on muscle relaxants and local anaesthetics have been moved, and oxygen and carbon dioxide have been combined and appear with the chapter on anaesthetic drugs, as the editors believe that they are relevant to the areas of anaesthetics and intensive care. The section on drugs and the eye has been promoted to a chapter, as its content extends beyond the local application of drugs.