http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology Administration of medications is a complex but routine nursing activity, and nurses play a significant role in preparing, administering, teaching, and evaluating their patients’ responses to the drugs they…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology Numerous skin lesions and eruptions require mild to aggressive drug therapy. Skin disorders include acne vulgaris, psoriasis, eczema dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug-induced dermatitis, and burn infection. Skin eruptions may…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Since the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic began in the United States in the early 1980s, advancement of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically improved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related morbidity…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Reproductive health requires the production of adequate quantities of various hypothalamic, pituitary, and gonadal hormones as well as the appropriate hormone receptors. It requires normal development and patency of…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive, neurologic disorder that affects the extrapyramidal motor tract, which controls posture, balance, and locomotion. Parkinson’s disease is the most common form of parkinsonism,…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Upper respiratory infections (URIs) include the common cold, acute rhinitis, sinusitis, and acute pharyngitis. The common cold is the most prevalent type of URI. Adults have an average of…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ The drugs described in this chapter are first-line agents used to treat various medical emergencies. Nurses must have knowledge of the indications and actions of these drugs because medical…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology Millions of people in the United States have active epilepsy, a seizure disorder that results from abnormal electric discharges from the cerebral neurons characterized by a loss or disturbance…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology The largest number of urinary tract disorders is caused by urinary tract infections (UTIs), microbial infections of any part of the urinary tract. The infection may be referred to…
