Nursing Pharmacology

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Reviewer:
Description: "This is the third edition of a pharmacology study guide that is part of a multi-volume review series. It includes essential course material on nursing pharmacology in an outline format.
Purpose: The first chapter covers fundamentals of nursing pharmacology while the remaining chapters cover specific drug categories. For each of the drug chapters there are learning objectives, a chapter overview, and information on the drug classifications (including drug examples, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing responsibilities). Study questions and information to remember are emphasized."
Audience: This book is designed as a learning tool to enhance understanding of pharmacology content and help improve test scores and final grades. It is a supplement to class attendance and textbook reading and is not meant to be a primary information source.
Features: It was developed for nursing students to allow them to review pharmacology information efficiently.
Assessment: Some of the features to assist the student in reviewing content include: learning objectives; key points in color; highlighted teaching tips; study questions; and critical thinking exercises. The appendixes include a glossary of terms, answers to the study questions, and Schedule of Controlled Drugs. In addition, there is a Window-based software program that poses 100 multiple-choice questions to assess the student's knowledge.

Nancy Fairchild

This is the third edition of a pharmacology study guide that is part of a multi-volume review series. It includes essential course material on nursing pharmacology in an outline format. The first chapter covers fundamentals of nursing pharmacology while the remaining chapters cover specific drug categories. For each of the drug chapters there are learning objectives, a chapter overview, and information on the drug classifications (including drug examples, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing responsibilities). Study questions and information to remember are emphasized. This book is designed as a learning tool to enhance understanding of pharmacology content and help improve test scores and final grades. It is a supplement to class attendance and textbook reading and is not meant to be a primary information source. It was developed for nursing students to allow them to review pharmacology information efficiently. Some of the features to assist the student in reviewing content include: learning objectives; key points in color; highlighted teaching tips; study questions; and critical thinking exercises. The appendixes include a glossary of terms, answers to the study questions, and Schedule of Controlled Drugs. In addition, there is a Window-based software program that poses 100 multiple-choice questions to assess the student's knowledge. This is an easy to use review of essential pharmacology content. The objectives are clearly defined for each chapter and the student is able to assess his/her knowledge by answering both the study and computer program questions. The drug categories are clearly outlined with importantinformation highlighted. Nursing responsibilities are well covered.

3 Stars from Doody