10th Edition
by Linda E. McCuistion (Author), Jennifer J. Yeager (Author), Mary B. Winton (Author), Kathleen Vuljoin DiMaggio (Author)
Get
the pharmacology guidance proven to help aspiring nurses succeed on the
NCLEX and later as a professional nurse. Using a streamlined prototype
approach, an emphasis on nursing care, plus a wealth of other trademark
features, Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition
makes it easy for you to really understand pharmacology. Prototype drug
charts summarize the need-to-know information about key drugs,
including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Images of
current drug package labels reinforce your understanding of text content
using relevant, true-to-life learning. Bulleted nursing process
summaries relate nursing care to drug therapy in addition to
highlighting patient teaching, patient safety, and relevant cultural
content. Finally, the unique and thorough drug calculations section
features math review as well as step-by-step instructions for drug
calculations using the four general methods of dosage calculation. All
in all this text has all the tools you need to better understand the
complicated subject of pharmacology.
- UNIQUE! Prototype drug charts
provide easy access to key information for representative drugs,
including dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions,
pharmacokinetics, and more.
- UNIQUE! Extensive chapter on drug calculations presents six methods of dosage calculation, providing a helpful review and supplement to a dosage calculations textbook.
- UNIQUE! Nursing process summaries highlight important nursing considerations within the framework of the nursing process.
- Consistent RN-standard chapter pedagogy includes: online learning resources on the companion Evolve website, objectives, and outline.
- Critical thinking case studies
challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to
realistic patient scenarios. Answer guidelines are provided on the
Evolve website.
- Application-level NCLEX study questions include at least one alternate-format question included per chapter.
- Chapter on safety and quality
discusses medication errors, specific nursing measures to promote
safety, National Patient Safety Goals, and many other safety issues and
concerns.
- Prioritization coverage throughout the text helps you learn to prioritize nursing care and differentiate need-to-know from nice-to-know content.
- NEW!
Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug
approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding
updated nursing content.
- NEW! New nursing concepts have been added to the nursing processes to further support conceptual learning and higher-level thinking.
- NEW! New chapter on pharmacogenetics details how a patient’s genetic makeup may affect his or her response to drugs.
- NEW! Additional student review questions have been added to thoroughly prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX Exam.
- NEW! Updated antihypertensive guidelines
(published in November 2017) ensure you are up to date on the latest
best practices regarding drugs used to treat high blood pressure.
- NEW! Updated nursing processes have been added for more consistency from chapter to chapter.
