Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (8th Edition) – eBook

Master the Principles of Effective Drug Therapy

Concise, current, and optimized for today’s nursing practice, Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 8^th Edition, (PDF) makes challenging ideas more approachable to establish a foundation for effective drug therapy throughout your nursing career. The 8th edition builds on your knowledge of chemistry, physiology, and nursing fundamentals to assist you to conceptualize need-to-know information about each group of drugs while involving learning features cultivate your clinical application, critical thinking, and patient education capabilities.

• Focus on Calculations refines your measurement and calculation skills.
• NEW! Concept Mastery Alerts notify you of commonly misunderstood concepts.
• Watch and Learn videos available on thePoint® help you prevent medication errors in practice.
• Drug Lists at the beginning of every chapter enable fast identification of prototype drugs for each class.
• Focus on the Evidence boxes identify the best nursing practices linked with specific drugs based on available evidence
• Focus on Safe Medication Administration boxes assist you to ensure patient safety and increase the therapeutic effects of drugs.
• Critical Thinking Scenarios lead you through the collection and application of data for commonly encountered clinical interactions.
• Check Your Understanding sections train you for your exams with NCLEX®-style review questions, including alternate-format questions.
• NEW! Describing case-based vignettes written by the National League for Nursing brings concepts to life through realistic clinical scenarios.
• Nursing Considerations sections explain the rationale behind each nursing intervention to improve your clinical decision-making capabilities.
• Drugs in Focus tables present at-a-glance reference for generic and trade names, usual dosage, and indications for each drug within a class.
• Focus on Drug Therapy Across the Lifespan boxes give quick access to drug class considerations for use with adults, children, and the elderly.
• Focus on Herbal and Alternative Therapies alert you to known interactions with particular herbs or alternative therapies that could impact drug actions.
• Focus on Gender Considerations and Focus on Cultural Considerations assist you to ensure effective, culturally sensitive drug therapy across diverse populations.
• A concise, streamlined approach focuses on need-to-know information for efficient learning. Nursing Processes explain the process for planning patient-centered care.

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