Pharmacology for the Health Professional IM

Salerno RPh BS PharmD FASCP, Evelyn

Mosby International

2001. 1,344 pp., 146 illus. Pharmacology Update (e-mail newsletter) (Includes a FREE MERLIN website at:www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/McKenry/.)

Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing

Medical Books

McKenry PhD C-APN FAAN, Leda M.

Nursing

Mosby

Success in Practical and Vocational Nursing 4/e continues to be an essential tool teaching students skills they need throughout their careers! Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing encourages critical thinking and active problem solving. It presents learning strategies for adult students, as well as approaches for traditionaland returning students and offers tips on taking the NCLEX-PN and searching for a job.

Student Learning Guide for McKenry & Salerno Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing

Hartsock RN MA AOCN, Jane M.

McKenry, Leda

Salerno, Evelyn

This text is one of the most comprehensive sources in the nursing pharmacology market. The 20th edition provides thorough coverage of more than 1,000 generic and trade drugs, including more than 200 new drugs recently approved by the FDA. Two new chapters are presented on over-the-counter medications and alternative medications. Other new features include boxes on the management of drug overdoses and highlighted content on serious drug interactions. This book features extensive pedagogy, including chapter overview, chapter objectives, key terms, critical thinking questions, case studies, and new collaborative activities at the end of each chapter. Features: * Explanations of drug groups and individual drugs feature significant drug interactions and dosage and administration guidelines to provide the student with the most thorough and comprehensive information available. * Key Drugs are given more thorough treatment and highlighted with an icon for quick identification in the chapter. * The nursing process highlights important nursing content related to the specific drugs or drug groups. * Features drug reference tables to make information more accessible and enhance the text's utility as a reference. * Presents case studies highlighting specific clinical situations, with critical thinking questions, to illustrate clinical applicability. Answers are in the Instructor's Resource Kit. * Presents featured boxes on nursing research, cultural implications, and home health care to highlight these important issues. * Critical thinking questions for each chapter help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. * Provides a separate disorder index that features alphabetical reference to disorders, conditions, and diseases in the text for easier access. NEW FEATURES: * Includes two new chapters: Over-the-Counter Medications (Chapter 11) and Alternative and Complementary Pharmacology (Chapter 12) to feature these growing areas in today's health care environment. * Features new boxes on management of drug overdose to alert the nurse to important information and guidelines regarding overdoses for specific medications. * Provides collaborative activities at the end of each chapter to encourage students to apply critical thinking skills to problems that involve interaction with other students. * Highlights serious drug interactions to alert the student to potential problems. * Provides a patient teaching disk with each book to provide more information about patient teaching related to approximately 30 drugs included in the textbook, also includes a free quick reference for medication administration. * Includes approximately 180 new illustrations to help explain how drugs work in the body and to help define other pharmacologic principles.

Mosby Pharmacology in Nursing Text and Study Guide Package

This Revised Reprint of a nursing pharmacology classic has been carefully updated to reflect the very latest drugs, drug indications, and trends in nursing care. Its systematic, monograph approach provides essential information on mechanisms of action · indications · pharmacokinetics · side effects/adverse reactions · drug interactions · dosage and administration · and more. Then, for every major drug or drug group, readers will find specific applications of the nursing process―enabling them to relate nursing care to the drug therapy of each patient.
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<li>Employs a body system organization that facilitates access and enhances learning.</li>
<li>Includes coverage of over 1,100 drugs, including new drugs recently approved by the FDA.</li>
<li>Alerts readers to common as well as serious drug interactions in two-column drug interaction overviews within Nursing Management sections.</li>
<li>Uses reader-friendly boxes throughout the text including: Pregnancy Safety boxes · Lifespan boxes (Special Considerations for Children, Special Considerations for Older Adults) · Management of Drug Overdose boxes · Cultural Considerations boxes
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<li>Presents a Comprehensive Index that lists entries by both trade name and generic name, plus a Disorders Index that lists coverage of diseases and disorders.</li>
<li>Includes Nursing Care Plans for selected drug groups.</li>
<li>Uses in-text Case Studies to illustrate the application of pharmacology content to common clinical situations.</li>
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About the Author Leda M McKenry, PhD, CRN, FNP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Outreach, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and Evelyn Salerno, RPh, BS, PharmD, FASCP, Courtesy Professor, School of Nursing, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Clinical Assistant Professor, Nova-Southeastern College of Pharmacy, Miami, FL

Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing - Text and Student Learning Guide Package

Health, Fitness & Dieting

From basic pharmacology principles to the latest advancements in drug therapy, PHARMACOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS provides comprehensive coverage of medication that today's student needs to know. Part I, Basic Concepts, discusses pharmacology fundamentals and issues important in today's healthcare settings. These include legal foundations, over-the-counter and alternative medications, principles of drug action, life span aspects of drug therapy, and substance misuse and abuse. Part II, Clinical Aspects, includes drugs classified by body system and drug function. * Body system format facilitates easy access to the content and student learning. * Clearly-written discussions of drug groups and individual drugs provide the most thorough and comprehensive information available. * Key Drugs are thoroughly reviewed, highlighted with an icon, and listed in the chapter openers for quick reference to help students learn the most important drugs in a class. * Chapter 3: "Over-the-Counter and Alternative Medications" addresses timely issues in today's health care settings related to self-medication with traditional or non-traditional therapies. * Chapter 5: "Lifespan Aspects of Drug Therapy" discusses important implications for geriatric and pediatric patients, as well as considerations for pregnant and breast-feeding patients. * Management of Drug Overdose and Pregnancy Safety boxes alert the student to important information and guidelines regarding overdoses for specific medications. * Drug reference tables and over 100 illustrations help explain how drugs work in the body. * Drug name pronunciations teach the student the correct drug name. * Chapter overviews, objectives, key terms with page numbers, summaries, and review questions encourage the student to focus on key content and use the book more effectively as a learning tool. * Serious drug interactions are highlighted to alert the student to those drug interactions that the health care professional must take special care to prevent. * Separate disorders index features alphabetical reference to disorders, conditions and diseases for quick, easy access. Pharmacology Update (e-mail newsletter)

Pharmacology For Health Professionals

PAIN MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK provides state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approaches to the management of pain. The book reviews the current state of pain management, outlines factors that contribute to poor pain management, and provides a background in the pathophysiology and pharmacology of pain. Its three sections are written by one or more specialists in the field, offering current, authoritative information as well as practical tips.

Pain Management Handbook: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Willens RN PhD, Joyce S.

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Pharmacology for the Health Professional IM

Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing

Student Learning Guide for McKenry & Salerno Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing

Mosby Pharmacology in Nursing Text and Study Guide Package

Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing

Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing - Text and Student Learning Guide Package

Pharmacology For Health Professionals

Pain Management Handbook: An Interdisciplinary Approach