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Nursing Essentials: Drugs


Nursing Essentials: Drugs

Paperback by Page, Catrin (Doctor, General Medicine,UK)

Nursing Essentials: Drugs

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ISBN:
9780702077630
Publication Date:
19 Feb 2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Pages:
96 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 May 2024
Nursing Essentials: Drugs

Description

Are you a nurse dealing with drug administration? Do you prescribe drugs? Whether you are a newly qualified nurse or a student on placement, this book makes understanding drugs simple. Reduced to the essentials, clearly arranged with tables and schematics, each page concisely provides the required knowledge. Key Features: Pocket sized and portable - perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation Pocket sized and portable - perfect for taking with you on placements, on to the ward, or in your bag for a quick refresher whilst at work Spiral bound for ease of use and clearly laid out tables Indications, contra-indications and side effects of the frequently used drugs within the UK Organised by body system, and then by symptom for easy navigation

Contents

1 Cardiovascular systemAntiarrhythmic drugsCardiac glycosidesCalcium channel blockersß-blockersAntihypertensives2 Blood/coagulation systemAnticoagulantsAntiplatelet drugsLipid-lowering agents3 Hormonal systemOral antidiabeticsInsulinsThyroid hormonesIodized salts4 Respiratory systemAntitussive agentsExpectorants5 Renal/urinary systemDiuretics6 Gastrointestinal systemAntiemetic agentsAntiulcerantsAntidiarrhoeal agentsLaxativesAntispasmodic (spasmolytic) agents7 Immune systemAntibioticsAntiviral agentsAntimycotic (antifungal) agentsAntiallergic agents8 Central nervous systemAnalgesicsHypnotic agentsAntidepressantsParkinson's diseaseAnxiolytic agentsNeuroleptic agents

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