Chapter 2 Historical Review of Prescriptive Authority The Role of Nurses (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and CNSs) and Physician Assistants Marilyn Winterton Edmunds and James Cawley http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ Overview Traditionally, prescriptive authority…
Chapter 7 Over-the-Counter Medications http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ Nonprescription medications or over-the-counter (OTC) medications are defined as drugs that are considered to be safe and effective without professional supervision, provided the required label…
Chapter 1 Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation Tradition vs. Change http://evolve.elsevier.com/Edmunds/NP/ Increased Focus on Primary Care Primary care as a concept involves the provision of integrated, accessible health care services…
Chapter 3 Bonds found in biological chemistry Chapter contents The significance of different types of bond 13 Covalent bonds 13 ‘Oil and water don’t mix’ 16 Ionic bonds 17 Hydrogen…
Chapter 7 Free radicals Chapter contents How are free radicals formed? 41 What causes free radicals? 42 How do free radicals cause damage? 42 Normal occurrences of free radicals 42…
Chapter 31 The nervous system Chapter contents How an electrical impulse is generated 235 Muscle contraction 237 The autonomic nervous system 239 Neurotransmitters 240 Pharmacology in the central nervous system…
Chapter 9 Carbohydrates Chapter contents Plant metabolism 63 Formation of carbohydrates 64 Function of carbohydrates 64 Monosaccharides 64 Nomenclature of sugars 66 Disaccharides, e.g. sucrose 67 Polysaccharides 67 The formation…
Chapter 30 Inflammation and the immune system Chapter contents Origins of the immune system 223 The function of the immune system 223 Why is an anti-inflammatory response necessary? 224 Components…
