Product Description With a concise, straightforward approach, this trusted text puts difficult concepts and essential drug calculation skills into a practical nursing context and prepares you for real-world responsibilities. Completely revised and updated with the most current information in nursing practice, a variety of strong learning tools, and new NCLEX"¥ examination study questions, this latest edition makes pharmacology more accessible than ever.
UNIQUE! Prototype Drug Charts provide you with quick reference to key drug information, including dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more.
UNIQUE! An extensive Dosage Calculations unit strengthens your mathematical skills and eliminates the need for a separate calculations book.
Nursing Process summaries guide you through client care and drug therapy within the step-by-step framework of the nursing process.
Critical Thinking Case Studies challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic patient scenarios.
A Principles of Drug Administration chapter guides you through drug administration procedures, addressing all routes of administration and various settings.
Client Teaching sections prepare you for client interaction, with teaching tips for general drug administration, self-administration, diet, side effects, and cultural considerations.
A companion CD reinforces your knowledge and enhances your review with approximately 450 NCLEX examination-style review questions, including alternate-item format questions; 30 pharmacology animations; IV therapy and medication error checklists; drug calculation problems; and electronic dosage calculators.
UNIQUE! Illustrated overviews of normal anatomy and physiology in all drug therapy chapters help you understand how drugs work in various body systems.
An appendix on bioterrorism agents helps you recognize the clinical manifestations of bioterrorism weapons and respond with appropriate drug treatments.
UNIQUE! Herbal Alerts provide quick reference to side effects, drug interactions, and additional information for popular herbs you may encounter in practice.
NCLEX Examination-style Study Questions prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX-RN exam.
Updated and expanded Preventing Medication Errors boxes help you ensure safe drug administration.
Targeted Therapies to Treat Cancer chapter familiarizes you with cutting-edge cancer treatments such as multikinase inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies.
A new unit helps you easily locate appropriate drug therapy for managing pain and inflammation.
Additional photos and illustrations visually reinforce your understanding of drug actions and relevant anatomy and physiology.
Separate units on antibacterial and antiinfective agents clearly differentiate these commonly used agents.
Page numbers accompany key terms for easier reference.
Rarely used this bookJuly 12, 2010 koulanie73 I purchased this book for my first nursing semester pharmacology course. The book is great it has plenty of drug information, tables, and a calculations section, but I did not need it. My instructor's notes were so good that I rarely had to open this book. I ended up selling the book back to Chimes. It was okay for me because it put me to sleep, but I don't want to discourage anyway from getting it.
Problems with BindingJanuary 23, 2010 Kinnari C. Patel 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the book at the beginning of my first year of nursing school. However, we did not begin using it until 2nd semester, so I put it up on the bookshelf the way it came. When time came around to using the book, I broke the plastic seal around the book and opened it... to find that the binding in the center of the book was coming apart. If your a person that likes to keep things neat and organized (me), this will definitely peeve you off! I am so put off abt it... I still get angry everytime I need to use the book (often). Since I bought the book months ago, I cant do anything about it.
GoodOctober 26, 2009 M. Terry 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is what I wanted and I received it in a timely manner. Thank You
PharmSeptember 26, 2009 Mercedes, RN(Nashville, TN) This book is ok. I wasn't looking forward to this class as it is but the book seems to keep me interested.
What a joke!September 18, 2009 Diana Dooley(San Diego, Ca) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lots of errors and typos! NCLEX questions have the wrong answers! It was so frustrating that after our class was done with Pharmacology, our nursing program changed the textbook for the next class! Please don't waste your money!
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