Concise, current, and optimized for today’s nursing practice, Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 8th 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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