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.
Application of the nursing process includes an overview of general principles of nursing care for each disorder, along with specific nursing considerations for drug treatment.
Drug monographs
are provided for each major drug class, describing actions, uses, and therapeutic outcomes for each class.
Medication Administration
unit
covers assessment, techniques, procedures, and documentation for the safe administration of percutaneous, enteral, and parenteral drugs.
Medication safety
is emphasized with
Medication Safety Alerts
and
Clinical Pitfall
boxes, as well as
Do Not Confuse
High Alert
icons.
Clinical Goldmine
boxes
highlight tips and best practices for clinical procedures.
Lifespan Considerations
draw attention to the implications of drug therapy for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older adults.
Drug tables
summarize generic and brand names, availability, and dosage ranges for key medications for each disorder.
Get Ready for the NCLEX
Examination!
section
at the end of each chapter covers key points as well as　review questions, preparing you for course assessments and the NCLEX Examination.
Learning resources on the Evolve website
include video clips of medication administration, animations of drug actions, drug calculators, patient teaching guides, and Next Generation NCLEX
review questions.
Study guide
corresponds to the textbook and offers review questions and clinical scenarios to reinforce your understanding of nursing pharmacology.
Available separately.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX
(NGN)-style questions
help you develop higher cognitive thinking skills, including clinical judgment, and provide opportunities to practice for the new question formats on the NGN exam.
NEW! Updated content
is included for newly approved and frequently prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, and for their therapeutic uses.
NEW! Unfolding case studies
help you translate pharmacological knowledge into nursing practice and provide preparation for the Next Generation NCLEX exam.