,Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
EDITION 9
Constance G. Visovsky, PhD, RN, ACNP,
FAAN
Associate Professor and Director of Diversity
College of Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Cheryl H. Zambroski, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Shirley Meier Hosler, RN, BSN, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Special Editor
M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Formerly, Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor of Oncology
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
2
,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title Page
Copyright
Reviewers
LPN/LVN Advisory Board
Preface
Organization and Features
Teaching and Learning Package for the Instructor
For the Student
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
To the Student
Reading and Review Tools
Chapter Features
Unit I General Principles
1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
The LPN/VN's Role and the Nursing Process
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3
, 2 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
Introduction
Regulation of Drug Administration
The Drug Order
Drug Administration Systems
Drug Errors
Protection of Healthcare Workers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3 Principles of Pharmacology
Drug Names
Drug Attachment
Basic Drug Processes
Drug Actions
Drug Therapy and Special Populations
Drug Cards
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit II Principles of Drug Administration
4 Drug Calculation
Calculating Drug Dosages
Calculations for IV Infusions
General Principles of Drug Administration
Enteral Drugs
Parenteral Drugs
Percutaneous Drugs
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit III Drug Categories
5 Anti-Infective Drugs
Infection
Antibiotics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
4
EDITION 9
Constance G. Visovsky, PhD, RN, ACNP,
FAAN
Associate Professor and Director of Diversity
College of Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Cheryl H. Zambroski, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Shirley Meier Hosler, RN, BSN, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Special Editor
M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Formerly, Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor of Oncology
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
2
,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title Page
Copyright
Reviewers
LPN/LVN Advisory Board
Preface
Organization and Features
Teaching and Learning Package for the Instructor
For the Student
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
To the Student
Reading and Review Tools
Chapter Features
Unit I General Principles
1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
The LPN/VN's Role and the Nursing Process
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3
, 2 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
Introduction
Regulation of Drug Administration
The Drug Order
Drug Administration Systems
Drug Errors
Protection of Healthcare Workers
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
3 Principles of Pharmacology
Drug Names
Drug Attachment
Basic Drug Processes
Drug Actions
Drug Therapy and Special Populations
Drug Cards
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit II Principles of Drug Administration
4 Drug Calculation
Calculating Drug Dosages
Calculations for IV Infusions
General Principles of Drug Administration
Enteral Drugs
Parenteral Drugs
Percutaneous Drugs
Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!
Unit III Drug Categories
5 Anti-Infective Drugs
Infection
Antibiotics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
4
