Pharmacology for nursing care.

Include index

Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care is a perennial favorite among both students and faculty-in fact, no other nursing pharmacology text has drawn such overwhelmingly positive feedback from students. Its hallmark features include a clear and engaging writing style, use of the drug prototype approach with a strong emphasis on understanding over memorization, and unmatched clinical precision and currency - even the index is meticulously prepared by Rich Lehne himself. The author's one-of-a-kind narrative voice enables him to explain complex material in a way that makes it easy and enjoyable to learn. Lehne was the first nursing pharmacology text to use large and small print to distinguish the "need-to-know" from the "nice-to-know" content. The bulleted, end-of-chapter nursing implications help students apply the pharmacology content after they have learned it thoroughly.
Uses a prototype drug approach that places a strong emphasis on understanding over memorization - equipping students with the knowledge to learn not only about related drugs currently on the market, but also about those drugs that will be released once the student begins practice.
Summaries of Major Nursing Implications at the end of each chapter provide an in-depth look at assessment, implementation, and ongoing evaluations.
Utilizes large print for essential information and small print for "nice-to-know" information to help both faculty and students focus their limited classroom and study time on understanding the essentials.
Concise drug summary tables present detailed information on individual drugs, including class, generic and trade names, dosages, routes, and indications.
Key Points at the end of each chapter summarize content in a bulleted format to help students review important concepts.
Prototype drug discussions employ a clear and consistent format with separate headings for Mechanism of Action; Pharmacologic Effects; Pharmacokinetics; Therapeutic Uses; Adverse Effects; Drug Interactions; and Preparations, Dosage, and Administration.
An attractive full-color design adds visual interest, highlights key information, and facilitates student learning.
Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis and Drugs for Hemophilia chapters.
Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia chapter covers newsworthy drugs such as Viagra and Levitra.
Special Interest Topics boxes on current issues in pharmacology, such as Medication-Overuse Headache: Too Much of a Good Thing and Face Time with Botox.
Adult Immunization appendix summarizes the latest information on immunizations.
Numerous new illustrations show drug mechanisms and effects, and depict topics such as histologic changes in Alzheimer's disease and the movement of drugs following GI absorption.