Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care (10th Edition)

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Book Description

Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 10th Edition, gives you the background you need to comprehend pharmaceuticals that are now on the market as well as those that have not yet been launched. This is accomplished by providing a thorough description of drug prototypes as well as how they function. This time-honored textbook is a favorite among both students and teachers because it simplifies complicated ideas while separating the material that students absolutely need to know from the information that is just helpful to know. In the most recent 10th edition, both the nursing content and the medication content have been updated to reflect the most recent FDA withdrawals, approvals, and therapeutic uses. Correspondingly, the nursing content has also been updated. In addition to that, it features an updated section on prototype pharmaceuticals, which summarizes the primary applications of these drugs, as well as an updated table that details care throughout the patient's lifetime. In addition, each chapter concludes with a nursing implications summary, which will assist you in fully comprehending the information presented and putting it into action in your clinical nursing practice.

• NEW! Additional illustrations were supplied to assist the complicated ideas.
• The QSEN competency that pertains to patient safety is brought to light through the Safety Alert features.
• The textbook uses a symbol of a maple leaf to denote specific Canadian drug names throughout the entire text.
• NEW! The addition of more student practice questions offers supplemental assistance for getting a better understanding of the content.
• The information that is necessary or crucial to know is presented in large print, while the information that is nice to know is presented in smaller font.
• The clinical signs of biological weapon attacks, as well as their management, are discussed in a separate chapter devoted to bioterrorism.
• The UPDATED Special Interest Topic boxes exclude content that is no longer relevant by focusing on topics that are currently hot in the field of pharmacology.
• UNIQUE! Concepts that are typically challenging in pharmacology are made much simpler and even more pleasurable to understand because to an engaging writing style and colorful explanations.
• In order to emphasize the inseparable connection that exists between drug treatment and nursing care, the nursing implications of drug therapy are discussed at length throughout the entirety of the course material.
• NEW! The drug material has been meticulously updated to reflect the very latest FDA drug withdrawals, approvals, and therapeutic uses; in addition, the nursing content has been updated to comply with the changes.
• Concise drug summary tables, chapter headings, important topics, and a visual reference to the prototype medications in each class are some of the features that make learning easier and more student-friendly.
• The Patient-Centered Treatment Across the Life Span characteristics that are part of the QSEN focus underline the importance of providing patients with safe and appropriate care at all stages of their lives.
• You will be able to apply what you learn from the Prototype Pharmaceuticals features to similar drugs that are presently available on the market as well as drugs that will be made available in the future. These features serve as a quick-reference learning aid.

Please be aware that the PDF version of Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 10th edition is the only thing that comes with this offering. There are no online web access codes included with this purchase.