Basic pharmacology for nurses / Michelle J. Willihnganz, Samuel L. Gurevitz, Bruce D. Clayton.

Drug definitions, standards, and information sources -- Basic principles of drug action and drug interactions -- Drug action across the life span -- The nursing process and pharmacology -- Patient education to promote health -- Principles of medication administration and medication safety -- Percutaneous administration -- Enteral administration -- Parenteral administration: safe preparation of parenteral medications -- Parenteral administration: intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular routes -- Parenteral adminstration: intravenous route -- Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system -- Drugs used for sleep -- Drugs used to treat neurodegenerative disorders -- Drugs used for anxiety disorders -- Drugs used for depressive and bipolar disorders -- Drugs used for psychoses -- Drugs used for seizure disorders -- Drugs used for pain management -- Introduction to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome -- Drugs used to treat dyslipidemias --