Description
Principles of pharmacology and pathophysiology are presented in an integrated manner to provide a basis for the study of selected medications that are used to treat or manage diseases with an application to nursing practice. Pathophysiology relates manifestations of disease, risk factors for disease, and the principles of pathology underlying illness and injury to therapeutic nursing interventions and outcomes. Pharmacology focuses on the basic drug classification, concepts and principles of pharmacology with special consideration for the nursing role in developing a comprehensive approach to the clinical application of drug therapy using the nursing process. Nursing implications relative to the utilization of drug therapy are examined.