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By Mary B. Winton, PhD, RN, ACANP-BC, Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas; Linda E. McCuistion, PhD, MSN, RN, Retired Nursing Professor, University of Holy Cross, New Orleans, Louisiana; Kathleen Vuljoin DiMaggio, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Holy Cross, New Orleans, Louisiana and Jennifer J. Yeager, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
UNIT I: Introduction to Pharmacology
1. Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and the Nursing Process
2. Drug Development and Ethical Considerations
3. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
4. Pharmacogenetics
5. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
6. Pediatric Considerations
7. Geriatric Considerations
8. Drugs in Substance Use Disorder
UNIT II: Pharmacotherapy and Drug Administration
9. Safety and Quality
10. Drug Administration
11. Drug Labels and Dosage Calculations
UNIT III: Maintenance of Homeostasis
12. Fluid Volume and Electrolytes
13. Vitamin and Mineral Replacement
14. Nutritional Support
UNIT IV: Autonomic Nervous System Drugs
15. Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
16. Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists
UNIT V: Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs
17. Stimulants
18. Depressants
19. Antiseizure Drugs
20. Drugs for Parkinsonism and Alzheimer’s Disease
21. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders and Muscle Spasms
UNIT VI: Mental and Behavioral Health Drugs
22. Antipsychotics and Anxiolytics
23. Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers
UNIT VII: Pain and Inflammation Management Drugs
24. Antiinflammatories
25. Analgesics
UNIT VIII: Antimicrobial Drugs
26. Penicillins, Other Beta-Lactams, and Cephalosporins
27. Macrolides, Oxazolidinones, Lincosamides, Glycopeptides, Ketolides, and Lipopeptides
28. Tetracyclines, Glycylcyclines, Aminoglycosides, and Fluoroquinolones
29. Sulfonamides and Nitroimidazoles Antibiotics
30. Antituberculars, Antifungals, and Antivirals
31. Antimalarials, Anthelmintics, and Peptides
UNIT IX: Immunologic Drugs
32. HIV- and AIDS-Related Drugs
33. Transplant Drugs
34. Vaccines
UNIT X: Antineoplastics and Biologic Response Modifiers
35. Anticancer Drugs
36. Targeted Therapies to Treat Cancer
37. Biologic Response Modifiers
UNIT XI: Respiratory Drugs
38. Upper Respiratory Disorders
39. Lower Respiratory Disorders
UNIT XII: Cardiovascular Drugs
40. Cardiac Glycosides, Antianginals, and Antidysrhythmics
41. Diuretics
42. Antihypertensives
43. Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Thrombolytics
44. Antihyperlipidemics and Drugs to Improve Peripheral Blood Flow
UNIT XIII: Gastrointestinal Drugs
45. Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
46. Antiulcer Drugs
UNIT XIV: Eye, Ear, and Skin Drugs
47. Eye and Ear Disorders
48. Dermatologic Disorders
UNIT XV: Endocrine Drugs
49. Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
50. Antidiabetics
UNIT XVI: Renal and Urologic Drugs
51. Urinary Disorders
UNIT XVII: Reproductive and Gender-Related Drugs
52. Pregnancy and Preterm Labor
53. Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum
54. Neonatal and Newborn
55. Women’s Reproductive Health
56. Men’s Reproductive Disorders
57. Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNIT XVIII: Emergency Drugs
58. Adult and Pediatric Emergency Drugs
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