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Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice
- 5th Edition - July 11, 2024
- Authors: Kara Sealock, Cydnee Seneviratne
- Language: English
- Other ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 6 5 5 - 1
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 2 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 1 6 2 - 0
Let Canada’s #1 pharmacology text guide you in mastering the complicated world of nursing pharmacology! Now in its fifth edition, Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Pr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLet Canada’s #1 pharmacology text guide you in mastering the complicated world of nursing pharmacology! Now in its fifth edition, Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice covers all the key pharmacology content needed by today’s Canadian nurses. Known for its vibrant design, abundance of visuals, and wealth of helpful feature boxes, this engaging text brings important pharmacology concepts to life. The book’s popular and unique key drug approach focuses on the drug information you need to know to safely and effectively administer drugs. Providing exam preparation and insightful learning strategies, this complete (and proven) pharmacology text helps you succeed in school, clinicals, and professional practice.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the authors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- PART 1. Pharmacology Basics
- 1. Nursing practice in Canada and drug therapy
- Overview
- Assessment
- Analysis of data
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Evidence-informed practice
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 2. Pharmacological principles
- Overview
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Toxicology
- Summary
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- Reference
- 3. Legal and ethical considerations
- Legal considerations
- New drug development
- Health Canada drug approval process
- Legal nursing considerations and drug therapy
- Ethical considerations
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 4. Patient-focused considerations
- Population-based considerations and drug therapy
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses: Age-related
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Nursing diagnoses: Ethnocultural
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activites
- References
- 5. Gene therapy and pharmacogenomics
- Overview
- Discovery, structure, and function of DNA
- Gene therapy
- Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
- Application of genetic principles in drug therapy and the nursing process
- Summary
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- Reference
- 6. Medication errors: Preventing and responding
- Overview
- Issues contributing to errors
- Preventing, responding to, reporting, and documenting medication errors: A nursing perspective
- Other ethical issues
- Summary
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 7. Patient education and drug therapy
- Overview
- The nursing process and learning needs during drug therapy
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Summary
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 8. Over-the-counter drugs and natural health products
- Over-the-counter drugs
- Natural health products
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activites
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 9. Vitamins and minerals
- Overview
- Fat-soluble vitamins
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Water-soluble vitamins
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Minerals
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 10. Principles of drug administration
- Preparing for drug administration
- Enteral drugs
- Parenteral drugs
- Topical drugs
- Reference
- PART 2. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
- 11. Analgesic drugs
- Overview
- Opioid drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nonopioid and miscellaneous analgesics
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 12. General and local anaesthetics
- Anaesthetics
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Neuromuscular blocking drugs
- Drug profiles
- Pharmacokinetic bridge to nursing practice
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 13. Central nervous system depressants and muscle relaxants
- Overview
- Benzodiazepines and miscellaneous hypnotic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Barbiturates
- Drug profiles
- Over-the-counter hypnotics
- Muscle relaxants
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activites
- e-Learning activities
- Reference
- 14. Central nervous system stimulants and related drugs
- Overview
- Drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy
- Drug profiles
- Anorexiants
- Drug profiles
- Antimigraine drugs
- Drug profiles
- Analeptics
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 15. Antiepileptic drugs
- Epilepsy
- Antiepileptic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 16. Antiparkinso nian drugs
- Parkinson’s disease
- Direct-acting dopaminergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Indirect-acting dopaminergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Anticholinergic therapy
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 17. Psychotherapeutic drugs
- Overview
- Overview of mental health disorders
- Anxiolytic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Mood-stabilizing drugs
- Drug profiles
- Antidepressant drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Antipsychotic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 18. Substance use disorder
- Overview
- Opioids
- Stimulants
- Depressants
- Alcohol
- Nicotine
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 3. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
- 19. Adrenergic drugs
- Overview
- Adrenergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- 20. Adrenergic-blocking drugs
- Overview
- Alpha blocker
- Drug profiles
- Beta blockers
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 21. Cholinergic drugs
- Parasympathetic nervous system
- Cholinergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 22. Cholinergic-blocking drugs
- Overview
- Cholinergic-blocking drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 4. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal System
- 23. Antihypertensive drugs
- Overview
- Additional adrenergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- Drug profiles
- Angiotensin II receptor blockers
- Drug profiles
- Calcium channel blockers
- Vasodilators
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 24. Antianginal drugs
- Overview
- Antianginal drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Determining drug therapy
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- Reference
- 25. Heart failure drugs
- Overview
- First-line drug therapy
- Drug profile
- Drug profile
- Additional heart failure drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 26. Diuretic drugs
- Overview
- Diuretic drugs
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
- Drug profiles
- Loop diuretics
- Drug profiles
- Osmotic diuretics
- Drug profiles
- Potassium-sparing diuretics
- Drug profiles
- Thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 27. Antidysrhythmic drugs
- Dysrhythmias and normal cardiac electrophysiology
- Antidysrhythmic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 28. Coagulation modifier drugs
- Overview
- Anticoagulants
- Drug profiles
- Antiplatelet drugs
- Drug profiles
- Thrombolytic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Antifibrinolytic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 29. Antilipemic drugs
- Overview
- Lipids and lipid abnormalities
- Coronary artery disease
- Antilipemic drugs and dyslipidemia treatment guidelines
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Miscellaneous lipid-lowering agents
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 30. Fluids and electrolytes
- Physiology of fluid balance
- Application of solutions and blood products
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Physiology of electrolyte balance
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 5. Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
- 31. Pituitary drugs
- Endocrine system
- Pituitary drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- 32. Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
- Overview
- Thyroid replacement
- Drug profiles
- Antithyroid drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 33. Antidiabetic drugs
- Overview of the pancreas
- Diabetes
- Exogenous insulins
- Drug profiles
- Oral antihyperglycemic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Injectable antihyperglycemic drugs
- Glucose-elevating drugs
- Pharmacokinetic bridge to nursing practice
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 34. Adrenal drugs
- Adrenal system
- Adrenal drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 35. Women’s health drugs
- Overview of female reproductive functions
- Estrogens
- Drug profiles
- Progestins
- Drug profiles
- Selective progesterone receptor modulator
- Contraceptive drugs
- Drugs for osteoporosis
- Drug profiles
- Fertility drugs
- Drugs for uterine stimulation
- Drug profiles
- Miscellaneous drugs
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 36. Men’s health drugs
- Overview of the male reproductive system
- Androgens and other miscellaneous drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 6. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
- 37. Antihistamines, decongestants, antitussives, and expectorants
- Overview of cold medications
- Antihistamines
- Drug profiles
- Decongestants
- Drug profiles
- Antitussives
- Drug profiles
- Expectorants
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 38. Respiratory drugs
- Overview
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Bronchodilators
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nonbronchodilating respiratory drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 7. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition
- 39. Acid-controlling drugs
- Overview
- Antacids
- Drug profiles
- H2 antagonists
- Drug profiles
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Drug profiles
- Miscellaneous acid-controlling drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 40. Antidiarrheal drugs and laxatives
- Overview
- Antidiarrheals
- Drug profiles
- Laxatives
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 41. Antiemetic and antinausea drugs
- Nausea and vomiting
- Antiemetic and antinausea drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 42. Nutritional supplements
- Overview
- Enteral nutrition
- Drug profiles
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 8. Anti-Infective and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- 43. Antibiotics part 1: Sulfonamides, penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, and tetracyclines
- Microbial infection
- General principles of antibiotic therapy
- Sulfonamides
- Drug profiles
- Beta-lactam antibiotics
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Macrolides
- Drug profiles
- Tetracyclines
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 44. Antibiotics part 2: Aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and other drugs
- Overview
- Aminoglycosides
- Drug profiles
- Quinolones
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 45. Antiviral drugs
- Overview
- Herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus infection
- Other viral illnesses and coronavirus
- Antivirals
- Drug profiles
- HIV infection and AIDS
- Antiretroviral therapy for patients living with HIV and AIDS
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 46. Antitubercular drugs
- Tuberculosis
- Antitubercular drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 47. Antifungal drugs
- Fungal infections
- Antifungal drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- 48. Antimalarial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic drugs
- Overview
- Malaria
- Antimalarial drugs
- Drug profiles
- Protozoal infections and nonmalarial antiprotozoal drugs
- Drug profiles
- Helminthic infections and anthelmintic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 49. Anti-inflammatory and antigout drugs
- Overview
- Anti-inflammatory and antigout drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 9. Immune and Biological Modifiers and Chemotherapeutic Drugs
- 50. Immunosuppressant drugs
- Immune system
- Immunosuppressant drugs
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking exercises
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 51. Immunizing drugs and pandemic preparedness
- Immunity and immunization
- Immunizing drugs
- Drug profiles
- Pandemic preparedness and response
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 52. Antineoplastic drugs part 1: Cancer overview and cell cycle–specific drugs
- Overview of cancer
- Drug therapy overview
- Antimetabolites
- Drug profiles
- Mitotic inhibitors
- Drug profiles
- Topoisomerase inhibitors
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Antineoplastic enzymes
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 53. Antineoplastic drugs part 2: Cell cycle–nonspecific and miscellaneous drugs
- Cell cycle–nonspecific antineoplastic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Hormonal and radiopharmaceutical antineoplastics
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- 54. Biological response–modify ing drugs and antirheumatic drugs
- Overview
- Hematopoietic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Immunomodulators
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- PART 10. Miscellaneous Therapeutics: Hematological, Ophthalmic, and Otic Drugs
- 55. Anemia drugs
- Overview
- Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
- Drug profiles
- Iron
- Drug profiles
- Folic acid
- Drug profiles
- Other anemia drugs
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 56. Dermatological drugs
- Skin anatomy and physiology
- Antimicrobials
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Other uses for dermatological drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Wound care drugs
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 57. Ophthalmic drugs
- Overview of ocular anatomy and physiology
- Treatment of eye disorders
- Antiglaucoma drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Antimicrobial drugs
- Drug profiles
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Drug profiles
- Topical anaesthetics
- Drug profiles
- Diagnostic and antiallergic drugs
- Drug profiles
- Drug profiles
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- 58. Otic drugs
- Overview of ear anatomy and ear disorders
- Treatment of ear disorders
- Drug profiles
- Drug profile
- Nursing process
- Assessment
- Nursing diagnoses
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Patient teaching tips
- Key points
- Examination review questions
- Critical thinking activities
- e-Learning activities
- References
- Appendix A: Pharmaceutical abbreviations
- Appendix B: Laboratory reference values
- Answers to review questions
- Index of glossary terms
- Drug index
- General index
- Special features
- No. of pages: 1200
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: July 11, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Other ISBN: 9780323876551
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323810272
- eBook ISBN: 9780323811620
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Kara Sealock
Dr. Kara Sealock is a tenured, Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary with a focus in adult education. She has extensive experience teaching students from years 1 to 4 in both clinical and theory. Dr. Sealock is passionate about pathophysiology, assessment, and pharmacology content addressing populations across the lifespan, supporting students as they transition from student to practitioner, and student success on NCLEX-RN.
To the educator role, Dr. Sealock brings strong clinical nursing experience in adult critical care (ICU/CCU), medical-surgical, gerontology, and clinical research (cardiovascular and endocrinology).
Dr. Sealock’s research interests include adult learning with specific attention to cognitive levels of learning in clinical and theoretical environments (critical thinking/clinical judgement), student success on NCLEX-RN and faculty development, relational inquiry, and empathy. She has presented at the local, provincial, and national level.
Dr. Sealock has been an NCSBN item writer for the NCLEX and NGN. She is also the NGN faculty training lead at the University of Calgary. Along with being one of the co-authors of our Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, Dr. Sealock serves as Elsevier’s Canadian NCLEX-NGN subject matter expert.
Dr. Sealock holds the 2019 Faculty of Nursing, Pursuit of Excellence Award- Committee’s Choice, and was recently awarded the 2022/23 Pat Griffin Research Grant by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary ,Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCS
Cydnee Seneviratne
Cydnee Seneviratne, RN, BScN, MN, PhD
Affiliations and expertise
University of Calgary, Faculty of Nursing
Calgary, Alberta