• 3rd Ed.
• 2011
• © Pearson Education, Inc.
• Michael Patrick Adams PhD, RT(R)
• 0135089816 / 9780135089811
• Nursing, Pharmacology

 

Description

Effectively learning pharmacology requires students to clearly see the connection between pharmacology, disease and patient care. Pharmacology for Nurses, 3e is structured to present pharmacology and pathology together, so students can more easily grasp the interrelationship between these subjects and provide a holistic perspective to patient care. A prototype approach, easy to follow presentation and extensive pedagogical aids enable students to understand key concepts and apply essential components of nursing care to drug therapy.

New To This Edition

• • NEW! Research boxes provide evidence-based practice as it is applicable to pharmacology
• • EXPANDED! Complementary and Alternative boxes now include 20 of the top natural therapies
• • EXPANDED! Pharmacotherapy Illustrated diagrams to help students visualize the connection between pharmacology and      the patient
• • NEW! Pharmacologic and therapeutic drug classes have been added to all prototype drug boxes
• • NEW! Lifespan boxes discuss specific considerations for specific population groups
• • NEW! Treating the Diverse Patient feature discusses the nursing considerations of a diverse population
• • Updated! Nursing Process Focus Charts
• • Enhanced and Revised! End of chapter NCLEX questions, now include alternative format items and complete      rationales
• • NEW! Appendix on the ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications
• • NEW! Information on weight-loss drugs and obesity

Features

Features That Present Pharmacology in Context:

• • Disease and Body System Approach. By organizing each unit by body system, and the chapters within the unit by      disease, students can easily locate all relevant information in the same chapter. This builds the connection between      pharmacology, pathophysiology, and nursing care
• • Drugs at a Glance present the classifications and prototypes that are covered in the chapter, organized by disorder drug      class
• • PharmFacts present pertinent facts and statistics related to the disease, providing a social and economic perspective of      the disease
• • Prototype Approach introduce the one or two most representative drugs in each classification in detail
• • Prototype Drug Boxes clearly summarize important medications

Features That Present Information Visually:

• • Vivid and Colorful Illustrations review specific anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology for a body system, and      provide a better understanding of the impact of disease on that system
• • Pharmacotherapy Illustrated boxes visually illustrate the drug therapy process and its impact on disease, demonstrating      how the drug acts to counteract the effects of disease on the body

Features That Provide a Nursing Focus:

• • Nursing Process Focus Charts present need-to-know nursing actions in the nursing process. These include client      teaching and discharge planning.
• • Research Boxes provide evidence-based practice as it is applicable to pharmacology
• • Avoiding Medication Errors scenarios illustrate potential pitfalls that nurses encounter and can lead to medication      errors. Each scenario ends with a question in which students must identify what went wrong
• • Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes present popular herbal or dietary supplements clients may use along      with conventional drugs
• • Lifespan Considerations boxes present a variety of special issues related to age, gender, and psychosocial concerns to      consider during drug therapy
• • Treating the Diverse Patient boxes provide additional information related to culture and ethnicity
• • Home & Community Considerations alert students to concerns and teaching implications for care settings outside the      hospital

Features to Help Put it all Together:

• • Key Concept Summaries provided expanded summaries of concepts that correlated to sections within the chapter
• • NCLEX_RN Review Questions prepare students for course exams on chapter content. Answers and rationales are      provided in Appendix D
• • Critical Thinking Questions help to apply the essential components of nursing care through case-based scenarios

Doody's Reviews

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Score/Specialty: 2.47 Nursing - Pharmacology

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