Contents Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy ................................................................................... 4 Chapter 02: Pharmacologic Principles ......................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 03: Lifespan Considerations......................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 04: Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations............................................................................ 20 Chapter 05: Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding .................................................................... 26 Chapter 06: Patient Education and Drug Therapy ..................................................................................... 29 Chapter 07: Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements............................................. 34 Chapter 08: Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics.................................................................................. 38 Chapter 09: Photo Atlas of Drug Administration ....................................................................................... 41 Chapter 10: Analgesic Drugs...................................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 11: General and Local Anesthetics............................................................................................... 57 Chapter 12: Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants................................................. 61 Chapter 13: Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs......................................................... 66 Chapter 14: Antiepileptic Drugs................................................................................................................. 70 Chapter 15: Antiparkinson Drugs............................................................................................................... 76 Chapter 16: Psychotherapeutic Drugs....................................................................................................... 81 Chapter 17: Substance Abuse.................................................................................................................... 88 Chapter 18: Adrenergic Drugs.................................................................................................................... 93 Chapter 19: Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs..................................................................................................... 98 Chapter 20: Cholinergic Drugs................................................................................................................. 103 Chapter 21: Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs................................................................................................... 108 Chapter 22: Antihypertensive Drugs........................................................................................................ 113 Chapter 23: Antianginal Drugs................................................................................................................. 119 Chapter 24: Heart Failure Drugs .............................................................................................................. 125 Chapter 25: Antidysrhythmic Drugs...............