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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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High-alert icons identify medications that pose a greater risk to
patient safety.
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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.
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Ease of readability makes difficult content more understandable.
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Photo atlas features more than 100 drawings and photographs
showing drug administration techniques.
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Dosages tables summarize generic and trade names, pharmacologic
class, normal dosage ranges, and indications for the drugs.
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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.
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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.
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NEW! Updated drug content reflects the latest FDA drug approvals,
withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, and includes updated nursing
content.
