Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy

• NEW and updated content on the newest approved medications and dosages and NEW tables listing:
• NEW vaccines and treatment for biological weapons exposure
• NEW treatment and antidotes for chemical weapons exposure
• NEW herbal drugs content
• NEW icons and images that clarify content
• Revised and updated content on the concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutic
• Pharmacology basics – How drugs are derived, developed, classified, and administered; classes of drugs by body system; their uses and mechanisms
• “Nurse Joy” and “Nurse Jake” illustrated characters offering tips and insights throughout
• Quick-scan format with concise, bulleted content
• Hundreds of illustrations and diagrams explaining key concepts and providing clear direction on administering drugs; drug distribution, absorption, and metabolism; potential drug interactions; adverse reactions; how different classes of drugs work in different body systems
• Special chapter features:
  • Just the facts – A quick summary of chapter content
  • Advice from the experts – Experienced practitioners’ insights
  • Prototype pro – Actions, indications, and nursing considerations for common prototype drugs
  • Nursing process – Patient assessment, diagnosis, outcome goals, implementation, and evaluation for each type and class of drug
  • Pharm function – Illustrating how drugs act in the body; recognizing and treating adverse reactions
  • Before you give that drug – Warnings to consider before you administer a drug
  • Education edge – Information to share with your patient
  • Quick quiz – End-of-chapter questions with answers/explanations, to help you remember the essentials
• End-of-book multiple-choice Q&A; Quick Guides to Medication Safety, Ophthalmic and Dermatologic Drugs, and Abbreviations to Avoid; Glossary of essential pharmacology terms.

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