Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales: Pharmacology » (2nd Edition)

Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam,Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the last 15 years. She also has contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of pharmacology. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post chapter tests with comprehensive rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts and new test-taking strategies.

Preface vi

Contributors and Reviewers of the First Edition xii

Chapter 1 Basic Principles and Safety in Pharmacology 1

Chapter 2 Anti-Infective Medications 26

Chapter 3 Antineoplastic Medications 97

Chapter 4 Blood Modifying Agents 139

Chapter 5 Cardiac Medications 183

Chapter 6 Endocrine System Medications 218

Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal System Medications 254

Chapter 8 Immune System Medications 291

Chapter 9 Integumentary System Medications 325

Chapter 10 Neurological and Musculoskeletal System Medications 357

Chapter 11 Psychiatric Medications 403

Chapter 12 Renal System Medications 455

Chapter 13 Reproductive System Medications 505

Chapter 14 Respiratory System Medications 536

Chapter 15 Visual and Auditory Medications 575

Chapter 16 Herbal Agents 604

Appendix A Answers to Practice to Pass & Case Study Questions 627

Appendix B Reference Tables 644

Index 646