Nursing Pharmacology

by Mary Jo Mirlenbrink Gerlach

Types of drugs include those used to treat neurologic disorders; treat and prevent pain; alter psychogenic behavior; promote sleep; improve cardiovascular function; control inflammation, allergy, and organ rejection; and many others. Interspersed activities use short-answer questions, fill-in-the-blanks, true-or-false statements, multiple-choice questions, and matching exercises. Appendices include commonly used abbreviations in drug therapy and NANDA taxonomy. Illustrations, diagrams, and charts.

532 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994