Core Concepts in Pharmacology
Second Edition
Norman Holland
Michael Patrick Adams
Welcome to the online study guide, designed to accompany Core Concepts in Pharmacology, 2/e by Norman Holland and Michael Patrick Adams. To further enrich learning and teaching, this interactive study guide features Chapter Objectives, NCLEX-PN® Review, Dosage Calculations, Case Studies, Drug Review, Toolbox, Nursing Process Focus Charts, Matching, Prototype and Classification, Care Plans, Preventing Medication Errors, Audio Glossary, and MediaLinks, which will help you apply the concepts presented in this new exciting text.
At the completion of each exercise and quiz section, you may submit your answers to receive an instant score of your results. Moreover, instructors may assign these quizzes and exercises as homework, and ask you to route your answers to them using the Email Results function.
This site also features a Syllabus Manager that enables instructors to create and maintain a class syllabus online while also allowing you access to the syllabus at any time from any computer on the Internet.
To unleash the power of this website, simply click on any chapter listed above next to 'Select Chapter', or click any of the chapters listed below.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacology: Drug Regulation and Approval
Chapter 2: Drug Classes, Schedules, and Categories
Chapter 3: Methods of Drug Administration
Chapter 4: What Happens After a Drug Has Been Administered
Chapter 5: Herbs and Dietary Supplements
Chapter 6: Substance Abuse
Chapter 7: Drugs Affecting Functions of the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 8: Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia
Chapter 9: Drugs for Emotional and Mood Disorders
Chapter 10: Drugs for Psychoses and Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 11: Seizures
Chapter 12: Drugs for Pain Control
Chapter 13: Drugs for Anesthesia
Chapter 14: Drugs for Coagulation Disorders
Chapter 15: Drugs for Hypertension
Chapter 16: Drugs for Heart Failure
Chapter 17: Drugs for Dysrhythmias
Chapter 18: Drugs for Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, and Cerebrovascular Accident
Chapter 19: Drugs for Shock and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 20: Drugs for Lipid Disorders
Chapter 21: Drugs for Inflammation, Allergies and Immune Disorders
Chapter 22: Drugs for Bacterial Infections
Chapter 23: Drugs for Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections
Chapter 24: Drugs for Neoplasia
Chapter 25: Drugs for Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 26: Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 27: Vitamins, Minerals and Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 28: Drugs for Fluid, Acid-Base, and Electrolyte Disorders
Chapter 29: Drugs for Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 30: Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Reproductive System
Chapter 31: Drugs for Muscle, Bone, and Joint Disorders
Chapter 32: Drugs for Skin Disorders
Chapter 33: Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders
