Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach

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® 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.