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Study Guide for Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice
- 4th Edition - August 29, 2020
- Authors: Kara Sealock, Cydnee Seneviratne
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 9 4 5 9 - 9
Ensure your mastery of need-to-know Canadian pharmacology nursing principles with Study Guide for Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition. Designed to… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEnsure your mastery of need-to-know Canadian pharmacology nursing principles with Study Guide for Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 4th Edition. Designed to accompany the Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Practice 4th Edition textbook, this dynamic study guide helps you better understand, retain, and apply the information and concepts from each chapter of the text. Worksheets for each chapter include multiple-choice questions, critical thinking and application questions, case studies, plus a wealth of other learning activities to fully prepare you for your credentialing exams.
- Chapter review and examination preparation is included in each chapter worksheet and contains a number of application-based NCLEX® style practice questions, including at least one alternate-item question per chapter.
- Focus on prioritization features at least one prioritization exercise in which you must evaluate a clinical scenario and answer the question: "What is the nurse’s best action?" These exercises provide practice in identifying the most important, need-to-know nursing actions.
- Overview of Dosage Calculations section features explanations of key drug calculations concepts, sample drug labels, practice problems, and a practice quiz.
- UNIQUE! Cartoon-illustrated study tips expands upon the study skills tips that are included on the accompanying Evolve site.
- Answers for all exercises are provided at the back of the book to facilitate self-study.
- Chapter-by-chapter worksheets are divided into three main sections: chapter review and examination preparation; critical thinking and application questions; and case studies.
- Question variety includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, labelling and ordering, matching, and short answer.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Student Study Tips
- Time Management
- General Guidelines
- Choose to Use Your Resources
- Choose to Develop Your Vocabulary
- Reference the Text Glossary
- Choose to Take Effective Lecture Notes
- Choose to Master Your Textbooks
- Choose to Be Successful in Exams
- Conclusion
- Chapter 1: Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 2: Pharmacological Principles
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Considerations
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 4: Patient Focused Considerations
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 5: Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Case Study
- Chapter 6: Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Case Study
- Chapter 7: Patient Education and Drug Therapy
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 8: Over-the-Counter Drugs and Natural Health Products
- Double Puzzle
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Case Study
- Chapter 9: Vitamins and Minerals
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 10: Principles of Drug Administration
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 11: Analgesic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 12: General and Local Anaesthetics
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 13: Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 14: Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 15: Antiepileptic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 16: Antiparkinsonian Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 17: Psychotherapeutic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 18: Substance Misuse
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 19: Adrenergic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 20: Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 21: Cholinergic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 22: Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 23: Antihypertensive Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 24: Antianginal Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 25: Heart Failure Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 26: Antidysrhythmic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 27: Coagulation-Modifier Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 28: Antilipemic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 29: Diuretic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 30: Fluids and Electrolytes
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 31: Pituitary Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation:
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 32: Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 33: Antidiabetic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 34: Adrenal Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 35: Women’s Health Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 36: Men’s Health Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 37: Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 38: Respiratory Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 39: Acid-Controlling Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 40: Antidiarrheal Drugs and Laxatives
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 41: Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 42: Nutritional Supplements
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 43: Antibiotics Part 1: Sulphonamides, Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Macrolides, and Tetracyclines
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Critical Thinking Crossword
- Case Study
- Chapter 44: Antibiotics Part 2: Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, and Other Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 45: Antiviral Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 46: Antitubercular Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 47: Antifungal Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 48: Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Anthelmintic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 49: Anti-Inflammatory and Antigout Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 50: Immunosuppressant Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 51: Immunizing Drugs and Pandemic Preparedness
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 52: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle–Specific Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Case Study
- Chapter 53: Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle–Nonspecific and Miscellaneous Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 54: Biological Response–Modifying Drugs and Antirheumatic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 55: Anemia Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 56: Dermatological Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 57: Ophthalmic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Chapter 58: Otic Drugs
- Chapter Review and Examination Preparation
- Critical Thinking and Application
- Case Study
- Overview of Dosage Calculations
- Rules to remember
- Interpreting medication labels
- Section i: basic conversions using ratio and proportion
- Basic equivalents
- Practice problems
- Section ii: calculating oral doses
- Practice problems
- Section iii: reconstituting medications
- Practice problems
- Section iv: child calculations
- Practice problems
- Section v: basic intravenous calculations
- Practice problems
- Reference
- Practice quiz
- Answers
- Worksheets
- Overview of dosage calculations
- Practice Quiz
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 29, 2020
- Imprint: Mosby Canada
- eBook ISBN: 9780323694599
KS
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