THIRD EDITION
Padmaja Udaykumar
Professor and Head Department of Pharmacology Department of Pharmacology Fr Muller Medical College
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Pharmacology for Nurses
First Edition: 2005
Second Edition: 2008
Third Edition: 2013
9789350902080
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fm_7Preface to the Third Edition
The entire matter is revised and updated to provide adequate knowledge of drugs needed for the nursing students as well as staff nurses.
The syllabus for nursing students gets repeatedly revised and this edition has been brought out as per the latest Indian Nursing Council syllabus. Topics on Alternative Systems of Medicine, Drugs Acting on the Skin and Mucous Membrane, Drugs Used in CPR and Emergency, Acidifying and Alkalinizing Agents have been added. More tables, nursing implications, figures and flow charts have been included.
I hope this book makes learning pharmacology a pleasurable experience for the nursing students and reduces their load.
Please mail your valuable feedback to padmajaudaykumar@gmail.com
_fm9Preface to the First Edition
Nursing, the noble profession, is a rapidly growing field which is in greatest demand throughout the world. With a massive increase in the percentage of elderly population, the demand for nursing would only keep on increasing. The responsibility of the nurses and the expectation from the patients have also increased. The nurses should, therefore, have adequate knowledge and expertise in their field. This includes a sound knowledge of the drugs too. Since nurses handle all types of drugs, they should be aware of their actions, uses, toxicity and also know about the management of drug poisoning.
There are very few books meant only for nursing students especially in the subjects that are also studied by medical students. Nursing students, therefore, face a lot of difficulty in finding the relevant matter from other books. With the growth of nursing as a separate discipline, nurses deserve books meant only for them. This book has been brought out as per the Indian Nursing Council syllabus. A few topics which have not been mentioned in the syllabus have also been briefly discussed at the end to give an overall idea about such drugs.
Many universities conduct examinations with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Therefore, a large number of MCQs have been given in form of a separate section.
I hope this book reduces the burden of the nursing students in learning pharmacology and help them in patient care too.
fm_11Acknowledgments
I thank Dr Srinath Rao, Principal, Fr. Muller Homeopathic Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India for contributing the topic ‘Cardinal Principles of Homeopathy; Dr Chandrashekhar, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India for contributing the topic ‘Ayurveda’ and Dr Rajesh Padkal, Yoga therapist for contributing the topic on ‘Yoga’ in this book.
I am thankful to the management of Fr Muller Medical College, Director Rev Fr. Patrick Rodrigues, Administrators Rev Fr. Denis D'Sa, Rev Fr. Richard Coelho, Rev Fr. Rudolf D'Sa and CMS Dr B Sanjeev Rai and Dean Dr JP Alva, for their encouragement.
I wish to thank the faculty of Pharmacology, Professor Nataraj KV, Professor Vijayaraghavan, Professor KL Bairy, Professor SN Rao, Professor Elsy MI and Dr Ravichandra V, for their support.
I place on record my sincere thanks to my husband Professor Udaykumar K for the constant encouragement, suggestions, help and guidance in bringing out this book.
I also thank Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Managing Director) and Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, India for publishing this book and their dedicated staff for the meticulous work.