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Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
- 10th Edition - March 18, 2021
- Authors: Constance G Visovsky, Cheryl H. Zambroski, Shirley M. Hosler
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 5 3 5 - 1
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 0 4 2 - 8
Emphasizing safe and effective drug administration, Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition, helps you understand the principles of pharmacology and prevent medicatio… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEmphasizing safe and effective drug administration, Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition, helps you understand the principles of pharmacology and prevent medication errors. It promotes safety by showing how drugs and drug classes work, so you can understand why drugs are given, as well as the adverse effects and drug interactions that may occur. A thorough nursing process section with each drug class outlines the nurse’s role when administering drugs. The updated Get Ready for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination! feature offers case studies with Next Generation NCLEX-format questions to help you prepare for the new licensure examination.
- Ideal scope of content and readability for LPN/LVN programs includes basic, need-to-know pharmacology content.
- Safety Alert boxes highlight important nursing considerations for safe medication administration and monitoring.
- Lifespan Considerations boxes for children and older adults draw attention to information that would be especially important when giving a specific drug to patients of those age groups.
- A focus on understanding drug classes helps students understand the actions and uses of drug classes and provides a framework for safe, effective practice as new drugs are introduced to the market.
- Video clips on medication administration procedures provide students with a visual reference for safe medication administration.
- Key terms with phonetic pronunciations and text page references help improve students’ terminology and language skills before they enter clinical practice.
- Essential content is highlighted throughout the text, as in all of Elsevier’s LPN Threads textbooks, with features such as Top Tips for Safety, Memory Joggers, and Lifespan Considerations boxes.
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Reviewers
- LPN/LVN Advisory Board
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- To the Student
- Table of Contents
- UNIT I GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- 1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
- Learning Outcomes
- THE LPN/VN'S ROLE AND THE NURSING PROCESS
- INTRODUCING THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT MODEL
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 2 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Aspects of Drug Administration
- Learning Outcomes
- INTRODUCTION
- REGULATION OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
- THE DRUG ORDER
- DRUG ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS
- DRUG ERRORS
- PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 3 Principles of Pharmacology
- Learning Outcomes
- INTRODUCTION
- DRUG NAMES
- DRUG ATTACHMENT
- BASIC DRUG PROCESSES
- DRUG ACTIONS
- DRUG THERAPY AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS
- DRUG CARDS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT II PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
- 4 Drug Calculation: Preparing and Giving Drugs
- Learning Outcomes
- INTRODUCTION
- CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES
- CALCULATIONS FOR INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
- ENTERAL DRUGS
- PARENTERAL DRUGS
- PERCUTANEOUS DRUGS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- UNIT III DRUG CATEGORIES
- 5 Drugs for Bacterial Infections
- Learning Outcomes
- INFECTION
- ANTIBIOTICS
- SULFONAMIDES
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 6 Drugs for Tuberculosis, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections
- Learning Outcomes
- TUBERCULOSIS
- FUNGAL INFECTIONS
- PARASITIC INFECTIONS
- ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUGS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 7 Drugs for Viral and Retroviral Infections
- Learning Outcomes
- VIRUS
- ANTIVIRALS
- COVID-19
- RETROVIRUSES
- ANTIRETROVIRALS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 8 Drugs for Allergy and Respiratory Problems
- Learning Outcomes
- ALLERGY
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ALLERGY
- ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
- DRUG THERAPY FOR ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
- MUCOLYTICS AND ANTITUSSIVES
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 9 Drugs Affecting the Renal/Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
- Learning Outcomes
- DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE RENAL/URINARY SYSTEM
- DRUGS FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
- BLADDER ANESTHETICS
- DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMICS
- ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS
- DRUGS USED FOR ANGINA AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 10 Drugs for Central Nervous System Problems
- Learning Outcomes
- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
- DRUGS FOR PARKINSON's DISEASE
- DRUGS FOR ALZHEIMER's DISEASE
- DRUGS FOR EPILEPSY
- DRUGS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
- DRUGS FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
- DRUGS FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 11 Drugs for Mental Health
- Learning Outcomes
- DRUG THERAPY AND MENTAL ILLNESS
- DRUGS FOR SLEEP AND ANXIETY
- ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND MOOD STABILIZERS
- ANTIPSYCHOTICS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 12 Drugs for Pain Management
- Learning Outcomes
- PAIN
- ANALGESIC DRUGS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
- MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 13 Drugs for Inflammation, Arthritis, and Gout
- Learning Outcomes
- INFLAMMATION CAUSES AND ACTION
- INFLAMMATION MANAGEMENT
- GOUT
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 14 Drugs for Gastrointestinal Problems
- Learning Outcomes
- THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
- ANTIEMETIC DRUGS
- DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
- DRUGS FOR CONSTIPATION AND DIARRHEA
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 15 Drugs Affecting the Hematologic System
- Learning Outcomes
- BLOOD CLOTTING
- ANTICOAGULANTS
- DRUGS FOR IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 16 Drugs for Immunization and Immunomodulation
- Learning Outcomes
- OVERVIEW OF IMMUNITY
- VACCINATION
- IMMUNOMODULATING THERAPY
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 17 Drugs for Osteoporosis and Hormonal Problems
- Learning Outcomes
- DRUGS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
- OVERVIEW OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
- DRUGS FOR THYROID PROBLEMS
- DRUGS FOR ADRENAL GLAND PROBLEMS
- FEMALE SEX HORMONES
- MALE SEX HORMONES
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 18 Drug Therapy for Diabetes
- Learning Outcomes
- DIABETES
- DRUG MANAGEMENT FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 19 Drugs for Eye and Ear Problems
- Learning Outcomes
- EAR PROBLEMS
- EAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- DRUGS TO MANAGE EAR PROBLEMS
- EYE PROBLEMS
- EYE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- GLAUCOMA
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- 20 Over-the-Counter Drug Therapy
- Learning Outcomes
- DOCUMENTING PATIENT HEALTHCARE PRACTICES
- OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
- HERBAL PRODUCTS AND COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- VITAMINS
- MINERALS
- Get Ready for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination!
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- Edition: 10
- Published: March 18, 2021
- Imprint: Mosby
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323755351
- formats.LooseLeaf ISBN: 9780323880428
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Constance G Visovsky
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Lewis & Leona Hughes Endowed Chair in Nursing Science,College of Nursing,University of South Florida,Tampa, FloridaCZ
Cheryl H. Zambroski
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor,College of Nursing,University of South Florida,Tampa, FloridaSH
Shirley M. Hosler
Shirley M. Hosler formerly, Nursing Instructor, School of Nursing, National American University, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly, Nursing Instructor, School of Nursing, National American University, USA