Pharmacology E-Book (eBook)

A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach

Kathleen Vuljoin DiMaggio, Linda E. McCuistion, Mary B. Winton, Jennifer J. Yeager (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
840 Seiten
Elsevier Health Sciences (Verlag)
978-0-323-79316-2 (ISBN)

Infos

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Pharmacology** Gain a solid understanding of pharmacology and make it a part of patient-centered nursing care! Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 11th Edition makes it easy to learn the principles of pharmacology and drug dosage calculation. A clear guide to pharmacotherapy and safe drug administration, this book uses drug prototypes to provide need-to-know information about key drugs, including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Nursing Process summaries enhance your skills in clinical judgment and patient care. Written by a team of nursing experts led by Linda McCuistion, this text provides the pharmacology knowledge you need to succeed on the NCLEX(R) and as a professional nurse. - UNIQUE! Prototype Drug charts provide easy access to key information for representative drugs, including dosages, side effects, interactions, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, and more. - UNIQUE! Extensive Drug Calculations chapter features a math review as well as step-by-step instructions for frequently used methods of dosage calculation. - UNIQUE! Nursing Process summaries highlight important nursing considerations related to drug therapy and emphasize patient teaching, patient safety, and relevant cultural content. - Critical Thinking case studies challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic patient scenarios, and include answer guidelines on Evolve. - Learning features include chapter outlines and objectives, review questions, and learning resources on the Evolve website. - Application-level NCLEX study questions include at least one alternate-style question per chapter, preparing you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX Examination. - Safety and Quality chapter discusses medication errors, specific nursing measures to promote safety, National Patient Safety Goals, and other safety issues and concerns. - Prioritization coverage helps you learn to prioritize nursing care by listing nursing interventions in the order of priority, and a smaller font size differentiates between need-to-know and nice-to-know content. - NEW! Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) examination-style case studies familiarize you to the way that content will be tested in the new NGN exam. - NEW! Updated and clinically relevant drug content includes the latest drugs and drug therapies, and removes drugs no longer being used. - NEW! Updated Nursing Process summary boxes in each chapter include the Clinical Judgment Model steps along with the nursing process.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.12.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
• ISBN-10: 0-323-79316-9 / 0323793169
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-79316-2 / 9780323793162