Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care

Name: Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care
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ISBN: 9780443107108

by Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, Laura D. Rosenthal

12th Edition

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

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Print ISBN	9780443107108
eText ISBN	9780443108679
Publisher	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	12th Edition
Language	English
Pages	1496

Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Edition provides nursing students, educators, and registered nurses with a structured grounding in drug therapy and patient administration. This textbook systematically clarifies how therapeutic agents interact with human body systems to guide safe clinical decisions. Learners explore fundamental mechanisms of action while developing methods to monitor therapeutic responses and reduce patient risks.

The writing organizes medication categories through a prototype drugs framework, directing attention toward key representative agents that illustrate broader therapeutic classes. Dedicated summary tables titled Person-Centered Care Across the Life Span outline specific monitoring and administration requirements for individuals across all age brackets, from early infancy to older adulthood.

To support clinical decision-making, the text embeds the six cognitive skills of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model directly into narrative chapters and summary tables. This structured design fits standard undergraduate nursing pharmacology courses, offering both instructors and students clear alignment with professional preparation requirements.

Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
Chapter 3: Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information
Chapter 4: Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 5: Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 6: Drug Interactions
Chapter 7: Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors
Chapter 8: Individual Variation in Drug Responses
Chapter 9: Genetic and Genomic Considerations
Chapter 10: Introduction to Immunomodulators
Chapter 11: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Chapter 12: Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients
Chapter 13: Drug Therapy in Older Adults
Chapter 14: Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology
Chapter 15: Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 16: Muscarinic Agonists
Chapter 17: Muscarinic Antagonists
Chapter 18: Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis
Chapter 19: Drugs that Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission
Chapter 20: Adrenergic Agonists
Chapter 21: Adrenergic Antagonists
Chapter 22: Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents
Chapter 23: Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology
Chapter 24: Drugs for Parkinson Disease
Chapter 25: Drugs for Alzheimer Disease
Chapter 26: Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 27: Drugs for Seizure Disorders
Chapter 28: Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
Chapter 29: Local Anesthetics
Chapter 30: General Anesthetics
Chapter 31: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics
Chapter 32: Pain Management in Patients with Cancer
Chapter 33: Drugs for Headache
Chapter 34: Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia
Chapter 35: Antidepressants
Chapter 36: Drugs for Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 37: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 38: Management of Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 39: Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 40: Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations
Chapter 41: Substance Use Disorders II: Alcohol
Chapter 42: Substance Use Disorders III: Nicotine
Chapter 43: Substance Use Disorders IV: Major Drugs of Abuse other Than Alcohol and Nicotine
Chapter 44: Diuretics
Chapter 45: Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids
Chapter 46: Review of Hemodynamics
Chapter 47: Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Chapter 48: Calcium Channel Blockers
Chapter 49: Vasodilators
Chapter 50: Drugs for Hypertension
Chapter 51: Drugs for Heart Failure
Chapter 52: Antidysrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 53: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
Chapter 54: Drugs for Angina Pectoris
Chapter 55: Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs
Chapter 56: Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 57: Drugs for Hemophilia
Chapter 58: Drugs for Deficiency Anemias
Chapter 59: Hematopoietic Agents
Chapter 60: Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 61: Drugs for Thyroid Disorders
Chapter 62: Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function
Chapter 63: Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
Chapter 64: Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications
Chapter 65: Birth Control
Chapter 66: Drug Therapy of Infertility
Chapter 67: Drugs That Affect Uterine Function
Chapter 68: Androgens
Chapter 69: Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Chapter 70: Transgender Health
Chapter 71: Review of the Immune System
Chapter 72: Childhood Immunization
Chapter 73: Immunosuppressants
Chapter 74: Antihistamines
Chapter 75: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen
Chapter 76: Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders
Chapter 77: Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 78: Drug Therapy of Gout
Chapter 79: Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization
Chapter 80: Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 81: Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds
Chapter 82: Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Chapter 83: Laxatives
Chapter 84: Other Gastrointestinal Drugs
Chapter 85: Vitamins
Chapter 86: Drugs for Weight Loss
Chapter 87: Complementary and Alternative Therapy
Chapter 88: Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 89: Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins
Chapter 90: Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs
Chapter 91: Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, and Others
Chapter 92: Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis
Chapter 93: Sulfonamide Antibiotics and Trimethoprim
Chapter 94: Drug Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections
Chapter 95: Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis
Chapter 96: Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Daptomycin, Rifampin, Rifaximin, and Fidaxomicin
Chapter 97: Antifungal Agents
Chapter 98: Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections
Chapter 99: Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections
Chapter 100: Drug Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 101: Antiseptics and Disinfectants
Chapter 102: Anthelmintics
Chapter 103: Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents
Chapter 104: Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents
Chapter 105: Ectoparasiticides
Chapter 106: Basic Principles of Cancer Treatment
Chapter 107: Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents
Chapter 108: Anticancer Drugs II: Hormonal Agents, Targeted Drugs, and Other Noncytotoxic Anticancer Drugs
Chapter 109: Dr for the Eye Conditions and Diseases
Chapter 110: Drugs for Skin Conditions
Chapter 111: Drugs for Ear Conditions
Chapter 112: Management of Poisoning
Chapter 113: Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical Terrorism