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