Unit I: Principles and Process of Nursing Management in Drug Therapy; 1. Nursing Management in Drug Therapy (DA); 2. Pharmaceuticals: Development, Safeguards, and Delivery (LC); 3. Drug Preparations and Administration Routes (DA); Unit II: Core Drug Knowledge; 4. Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacokinetics (LC); 5. Pharmacodynamics (LC); 6. Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions (LC); Unit III: Core Patient Variables7. Lifespan: Children (DA); 8. Lifespan: Pregnant or Breast-Feeding Women (DA); 9. Lifespan: Older Adults (DA); 10. Lifestyle: Substance Abuse (LC); 11. Lifestyle, Diet, and Habits: Nutritional Considerations (LC); 12. Environment: Influence on Drug Therapy (LC); 13. Culture: Considerations in Drug therapy (DA); Unit IV: Peripheral Nervous System Drugs; 14. Drugs Affecting Adrenergic Function (SV); 15. Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Function (SV); Unit V: Central Nervous System Drugs; 16. Drugs Producing Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blocking (SV); 17. Drugs that are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics (LC); 18. Drugs for Treating Mood Disorders (LC); 19. Drugs for Treating Thought Disorders (LC); 20. Drugs for Treating Seizure Disorders (LC); 21. Drugs Affecting Muscle Spasm and Spasticity (SV); 22. Drugs for Treating Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders (SV); 23. Drugs that Stimulate the Central Nervous System (SV); Unit VI: Drugs Used to Control Pain and Inflammation; 24. Drugs that are Narcotic Analgesics (DA); 25. Drugs for Treating Fever and Inflammation (SV); 26. Drugs for Treating Arthritis and Gout (SV); Unit VII: Cardiovascular and Renal System Drugs; 27. Drugs for Treating Congestive Heart Failure (DA); 28. Drugs for Treating Angina (DA); 29. Drugs Affecting Cardiac Output and Rhythm (DA); 30. Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure (DA); 31. Drugs Affecting Diuresis (DA); Unit VIII: Drugs Affecting the Blood and Immune System; 32. Drugs Affecting Coagulation (DA); 33. Drugs for Modifying Biologic Response (DA and BS); 34. Drugs Affecting Lipid Levels (DA); Unit IX: Respiratory System Drugs; 35. Drugs Affecting the Upper Respiratory System (SV); 36. Drugs Affecting the Lower Respiratory System (SV); Unit X: Gastrointestinal System Drugs; 37. Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (DA); 38. Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract (DA); Unit XI: Endocrine System Drugs; 39. Drugs Affecting Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Hypothalamic Function (LC); 40. Drugs Affecting Hormone Levels: Corticosteroids and Their Antagonists (LC); 41. Drugs Affecting Blood Glucose (LC); 42. Drugs Affecting Men's Health and Sexuality (DA); 43. Drugs Affecting Women's Health and Sexuality (DA); 44. Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility (DA); Unit XII: Drugs for Treating Neoplastic Disorders; 45. Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs (DB); 46. Cell Cycle-Nonspecific Drugs (DB); Unit XIII: Antimicrobial Drugs; 47. Principles of Antibiotic Therapy (SV); 48. Antibiotics Affecting Bacterial Cell Walls (SV); 49. Antibiotics Affecting Protein Synthesis (SV); 50. Drugs for Tr
