Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
- 10th Edition - April 4, 2022
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S. Snyder
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 7 9 7 - 3
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 7 9 8 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 8 0 1 - 7
Gain the pharmacology knowledge and skills you need to administer medications safely! Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition provides practical, easy-to-use pharmacol… Read more
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Gain the pharmacology knowledge and skills you need to administer medications safely! Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition provides practical, easy-to-use pharmacology information, emphasizing the application of the nursing process and prioritization throughout the book. Coverage begins with pharmacology basics, then discusses drugs by body systems and drug functions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations show how drugs work in the body and depict key steps in medication administration. Written by pharmacology experts Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, and Julie S. Snyder, this bestselling textbook makes it easy to understand and apply pharmacology concepts and provide safe, quality nursing care.
- Focus on need-to-know information includes discussions of what nurses may encounter during drug administration in a variety of health care settings, providing accounts of real-life medication errors and tips for avoiding those errors.
- The Nursing Process is applied to each category of drugs, ensuring that you administer medications accurately and safely, and includes the steps of assessment, human need statements, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Emphasis on drug classes describes key similarities and differences among the drugs in each class, making it easier to understand how individual drugs work in the body.
- Consistent presentation for each drug group includes the mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and dosages, concluding with drug profiles of individual drugs in the class or group.
- High-alert icons identify medications that pose a greater risk to patient safety.
- Focus on prioritization includes prioritized nursing diagnoses along with a corresponding prioritization of goals and outcomes, to help you learn to connect nursing diagnoses with goals and outcomes.
- Ease of readability makes difficult content more understandable.
- Photo atlas features more than 100 drawings and photographs showing drug administration techniques.
- Dosages tables summarize generic and trade names, pharmacologic class, normal dosage ranges, and indications for the drugs.
- Learning features at the beginning of each chapter include objectives and key terms, and at the end of each chapter, key points, critical thinking questions, review questions, and a list of resources available on the Evolve website.
- QSEN coverage includes the use of human need theory with human need statements, case studies featuring collaboration and teamwork content, Preventing Medication Errors boxes, and a discussion of the QSEN initiative as it relates to the safety and quality of patient care.
Undergraduate nursing students studying nursing pharmacology in BSN and higher-level ADN programs (ESF – 447,075 students
PSE – 98,373 students)
PART 1: PHARMACOLOGY BASICS
1
The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy2
Pharmacologic Principles3
Lifespan Considerations4
Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations5
Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding6
Patient Education and Drug Therapy7
Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements8
Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics9
Photo Atlas of Drug AdministrationPART 2
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM10
Analgesic Drugs11
General and Local Anesthetics12
Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants13
Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs14
Antiepileptic Drugs15
Antiparkinson Drugs16
Psychotherapeutic Drugs17
Substance Use DisorderPART 3
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM18
Adrenergic Drugs19
Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs20
Cholinergic Drugs21
Cholinergic-Blocking DrugsPART 4
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS22
Antihypertensive Drugs23
Antianginal Drugs24
Heart Failure Drugs25
Antidysrhythmic Drugs26
Coagulation Modifier Drugs27
Antilipemic Drugs28
Diuretic Drugs29
Fluids and ElectrolytesPART 5
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS30
Pituitary Drugs31
Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs32
Antidiabetic Drugs33
Adrenal Drugs34
Women’s Health Drugs35
Men’s Health DrugsPART 6
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM36
Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants37
Respiratory DrugsPART 7
: ANTIINFECTIVE AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS38
Antibiotics Part 139
Antibiotics Part 240
Antiviral Drugs41
Antitubercular Drugs42
Antifungal Drugs43
Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Anthelmintic Drugs44
Antiinflammatory and Antigout DrugsPART 8
: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS AND BIOLOGIC AND IMMUNE MODIFIERS45
Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle–Specific Drugs46
Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle–Nonspecific Drugs and Miscellaneous Drugs47
Biologic Response–Modifying and Antirheumatic Drugs48
Immunosuppressant Drugs49
Immunizing DrugsPART 9
: DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND NUTRITION50
Acid-Controlling Drugs51
Bowel Disorder Drugs52
Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs53
Vitamins and Minerals54
Anemia Drugs55
Nutritional SupplementsPART 10
: DERMATOLOGIC, OPHTHALMIC, AND OTIC DRUGS56
Dermatologic Drugs57
Ophthalmic Drugs58
Otic DrugsAppendix:
Pharmaceutical AbbreviationsIndex
- Edition: 10
- Published: April 4, 2022
- Imprint: Mosby
- Language: English
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Linda Lane Lilley
Linda Lilley, RN, PhD, is University Professor and Associate Professor Emeritus at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USASC
Shelly Rainforth Collins
Shelly Collins, PharmD, has decades of clinical experience in which she has been responsible for overseeing system-wide pharmaceutical safety.
Affiliations and expertise
President, Drug Information Consultants, Chesapeake, Virginia, USAJS
Julie S. Snyder
Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, teaches at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA