Learn safe, effective nursing care for patients receiving drug therapy! Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition helps you understand the principles of pharmacology and apply them to nursing practice. Known for its practical application of the nursing process to drugs and disorders, this book explains how to make informed decisions about drug therapy, educate patients, and administer medications. This edition adds new Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and questions to prepare you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Concise and easy to use, this text teaches the basics of medication administration and drug actions.
Reinforce your understanding of nursing pharmacology and prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN® exam! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition, this study guide provides a variety of exercises to help you review and practice the LPN/LVN’s role in drug therapy and patient care. Review questions make it easier to achieve the chapter objectives from the textbook, and patient scenarios help you develop clinical judgment skills. Now with Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and questions, this study tool also ensures that you will be ready for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam.
Learn to calculate drug dosages accurately with this practical workbook-textbook! Calculation of Drug Dosages: A Work Text, 12th Edition makes it easy to understand and master the three major methods of dosage calculation — ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. A basic review of mathematics refreshes your math skills, and practice problems, worksheets, and practice tests help you gain confidence in making drug calculations. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice problems preparing you for the critical thinking questions on the NGN exam. Written by nursing experts Sheila Ogden and Linda Fluharty, this worktext is ideal for nursing students and for nurses returning to practice!
Trusted by nursing and midwifery students and clinicians in Australia since 1983, the 11th edition of Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable tool for reliable, accurate and up-to-date drug information. The guide is easy to access and user-friendly. It provides all the medication information you need to know, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system, and referred to by both trade and generic name. The book includes best practice in drug administration as well as patient teaching information to improve care. This edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines.
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Pharmacology**Learn how to make accurate drug calculations and administer medications safely! Calculate with Confidence, 8th Edition makes it easy to understand the three major methods of dosage calculation — ratio and proportion, formula method, and dimensional analysis. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide you through accurate calculation and safe administration of drug dosages. Thousands of practice problems ensure that you gain proficiency, QSEN principles prioritize client safety, and an emphasis on clinical reasoning helps you prevent medication errors. New Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) case studies help in improving clinical judgment skills. With this popular text from educator Deborah C. Morris, you will learn to calculate drug dosages and administer medications with confidence.
Trust Lehne’s to make pharmacology more approachable! Known for its clear explanations of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition provides a solid understanding of key drugs and their implications for nursing care. A perennial student favorite, this book simplifies complex pharmacology concepts, using large and small print to distinguish need-to-know drug content from the material that’s merely nice to know. It also includes in-depth coverage of physiology, pathophysiology and drug therapy. Written by noted nursing educators Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum and Laura Rosenthal, this text helps you understand and apply pharmacology principles as opposed to simply memorizing drug facts.
Trust this market-leading ratio and proportion text that’s known for its realistic practice problems and unique "proof" step in the answer key that allows you to double-check your answers to avoid medication errors. This edition continues to promote critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient safety with respect to accurate drug dosages. Helpful worksheets, assessment tests, and Clinical Alerts call attention to situations in actual practice that have resulted in drug errors — giving you extensive hands-on practice for the Next Generation NCLEX® and beyond.
Emphasizing 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.
Memorize the pharmacology facts you need to know — in a flash! Featuring more than 100 colorful 4 x 6 note cards, Mosby’s Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, & Memory Aids for Nurses, 6th Edition uses illustrations and humor to make studying easier and more fun. This unique pharmacology review may be used as either a spiral-bound notebook or as individual flashcards, so it’s perfect for studying while on the go. Created by nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Ashley Garneau, these durable note cards will help you prepare for class, clinicals, or the NCLEX® examination. There’s no other study tool like it!
Let Canada’s #1 pharmacology text help guide you in mastering the complicated world of nursing pharmacology. Now in its fourth 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 text’s popular and unique key drug approach focuses only on the drug information you need to know to safely and effectively administer drugs. Along with its exam preparation and insightful learning strategies, it’s the complete (and proven) pharmacology text to help you succeed in school, clinicals, and professional practice.