Amy Karch has found that students learn best when concepts are built upon each other, growing from simple to complex, building on a foundation of understanding.
Organized by body systems, this heavily illustrated book organizes essential nursing pharmacology information into focused, easy-to-learn steps. Building key concepts upon each other, the text gives students a solid foundation of understanding. Easy to understand drug prototype boxes are integrated as well as integrated content summaries. The fifth edition includes a completely revamped art program with more images depicting drug actions than any of the book's competitors. The fifth edition also underwent major reorganization to streamline the very functional "Focus on" theme for drug use across the lifespan, cultural and gender considerations, evidence-based practice, patient teaching, herbal and alternative therapies and dosage calculations; a new box, "Focus on Safe Medication Administration;" and totally revamped "Drugs in Focus" table for each classification of drugs. Focused content and focused features equal a focused student.
In addition, we've expanded and updated content on psychiatric agents (includes new indications, cautions and precautions), and significantly expanded information on AIDS and therapeutic management. Drug discussions include therapeutic actions and indications, pharmacokinetics, contraindications and cautions and adverse effects. Detailed rationales are presented throughout. Each chapter opens with Learning Objectives and a Glossary of Key Terms, and ends with NCLEX-style questions, and contains a case study-based critical thinking exercise that sets up a situation, shows critical thinking, and then presents a discussion and case-based nursing care guide. Features like this make the book an essential teaching tool.
New to this edition
- NEW! Brand new full-color art program with over 100 new or redrawn illustrations, including more figures depicting drug actions than any competing book.
- NEW! More rationales to make the information clinically relevant and useful.
- NEW! iPhone Q&A application! Helping students that are on the go, study.
- NEW! A+ Ancillary package.
- NEW! Study Guide for Focus on Nursing Pharmacology as for sale supplement.
- NEW! New "Focus On" feature, "Focus on Safe Medication Administration" for emphasis on patient safety and the prevention of errors.
- NEW! "Key Points" are placed several times throughout each chapter to summarize need-to-know content.
- NEW! Completely revised "Drugs in Focus" tables feature NEW prototype drug icon to quickly locate the prototype drug for a particular drug class. This icon first appears in the drug list in the beginning of each drug chapter, and is repeated in Nursing Considerations sections and in Prototype Summary boxes for easy recognition of these important medications.
- NEW! Psychiatric section is expanded to include new indications, cautions and precautions.
- NEW! Significantly expanded information on AIDS and therapeutic management.
- NEW! Glossary of Key Terms open each chapter for easy access to important terminology.
ANCILLARY ASSETS Study Guide for Focus on Nursing Pharmacology
Student Resource DVD
- NCLEX-Style chapter review questions
- Watch and Learn Video Clips
- Answers to questions in the book
- Dosage Calculation Quizzes
- Concepts in Action Animations
- Practice & Learn activities
- Clin Sim Case Studies
- Spanish English Audio Glossary
- Monographs of 100 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs
- Video Clip Credit List
- Learning Objectives
- Journal Articles
- Nursing Professional Roles & Responsibilities
Student Resources on thePoint
- FULL TEXT ONLINE!!
- NCLEX-Style chapter review questions
- Watch and Learn Video Clips
- Answers to questions in the book
- Dosage Calculation Quizzes
- Concepts in Action Animations
- Practice & Learn activities
- Clin Sim Case Studies
- Spanish English Audio Glossary
- Monographs of 100 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs
- Video Clip Credit List
- Learning Objectives
- Journal Articles
- Chapter Outlines
- Nursing Professional Roles & Responsibilities
Instructor Resource DVD
- Test Generator Questions
- Syllabus
- Strategies for Effective Teaching
- Learning Objectives
- Journal Articles
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Guided Lecture Notes
- Case Studies and Answers
- Discussion Topics and Answers
- Assignments and Answers
- Pre-Lecture Quizzes and Answers
- Answers to Workbook Questions
- Image Bank
- Video Clip Credit List
- Watch and Learn Video Clips
- Practice & Learn activities
- Clin Sim Case Studies
Instructor Resources on thePoint
- FULL TEXT ONLINE!
- Test Generator Questions
- Syllabus
- Strategies for Effective Teaching
- Learning Objectives
- Journal Articles
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Guided Lecture Notes
- Case Studies and Answers
- Discussion Topics and Answers
- Assignments and Answers
- Pre-Lecture Quizzes and Answers
- Answers to Workbook Questions
- Image Bank
- Video Clip Credit List
- Watch and Learn Video Clips
- Practice & Learn activities
- Clin Sim Case Studies
Contents
PART I Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology
- 1 Introduction to Drugs
- 2 Drugs and the Body
- 3 Toxic Effects of Drugs
- 4 The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
- 5 Dosage Calculations
- 6 Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
PART II Chemotherapeutic Agents
- 7 Introduction to Cell Physiology
- 8 Anti-Infective Agents
- 9 Antibiotics
- 10 Antiviral Agents
- 11 Antifungal Agents
- 12 Antiprotozoal Agents
- 13 Anthelmintic Agents
- 14 Antineoplastic Agents
PART III Drugs Acting on the Immune System
- 15 Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
- 16 Anti-Inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
- 17 Immune Modulators
- 18 Vaccines and Sera
PART IV Drugs Acting on the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
- 19 Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
- 20 Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
- 21 Antidepressant Agents
- 22 Psychotherapeutic Agents
- 23 Anti-seizure Agents
- 24 Antiparkinsonism Agents
- 25 Muscle Relaxants
- 26 Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists and Antimigraine Agents
- 27 General and Local Anesthetic Agents
- 28 Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
PART V Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
- 29 Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
- 30 Adrenergic Agonists
- 31 Adrenergic Blocking Antagonists
- 32 Cholinergic Agonists
- 33 Anticholinergic Agents
PART VI Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System
- 34 Introduction to the Endocrine System
- 35 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
- 36 Adrenocortical Agents
- 37 Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
- 38 Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
PART VII Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System
- 39 Introduction to the Reproductive System
- 40 Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
- 41 Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
PART VIII Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
- 42 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
- 43 Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
- 44 Cardiotonic Agents
- 45 Antiarrhythmic Agents
- 46 Antianginal Agents
- 47 Lipid-Lowering Agents
- 48 Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
- 49 Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
PART IX Drugs Acting on the Renal System
- 50 Introduction to the Renal System
- 51 Diuretic Agents
- 52 Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
PART X Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
- 53 Introduction to the Respiratory System
- 54 Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
- 55 Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
PART XI Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System
- 56 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
- 57 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
- 58 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
- 59 Antiemetic Agents
Glossary
Answer Key
Appendices
- A. Parenteral Agents
- B. Topical Agents
- C. Ophthalmic Agents
- D. Vitamins
- E. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
- F. Diagnostic Agents
- G. Canadian Drug Names
- H. Canadian Controlled Drug Information
- I. Canadian Recommended Immunization Schedules
Index
About the Author
Amy M Karch, RN, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
Product Details
- Paperback: 1040 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth edition (2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781789826
- ISBN-13: 978-0781789820
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
List Price: $91.95