FocusonNursingPharmacology(Point(LippincottWilliams&Wilkins))

AmyKarchhasfoundthatstudentslearnbestwhenconceptsarebuiltuponeachother,growingfromsimpletocomplex,buildingonafoundationofunderstanding.Organizedbybodysystems,thisheavilyillustratedbookorganizesessentialnursingpharmacologyinformationintofocused,easy-to-learnsteps.Buildingkeyconceptsuponeachotherthetextgivesstudentsasolidfoundationofunderstanding.Easytounderstanddrugprototypeboxesareintegratedaswellasintegratedcontentsummaries.Thefiftheditionincludesacompletelyrevampedartprogramwithmoreimagesdepictingdrugactionsthananyofthebook'scompetitors.Thefiftheditionalsounderwentmajorreorganizationtostreamlinetheveryfunctional'Focuson'themefordruguseacrossthelifespan,culturalandgenderconsiderations,evidence-basedpractice,patientteaching,herbalandalternativetherapiesanddosagecalculations;anewbox,"FocusonSafeMedicationAdministration;"andtotallyrevamped"DrugsinFocus"tableforeachclassificationofdrugs.Focusedcontentandfocusedfeaturesequalafocusedstudent.Inaddition,we'veexpandedandupdatedcontentonpsychiatricagents(includesnewindications,cautionsandprecautions),andsignificantlyexpandedinformationonAIDSandtherapeuticmanagement.Drugdiscussionsincludetherapeuticactionsandindications,pharmacokinetics,contraindicationsandcautionsandadverseeffects.Detailedrationalesarepresentedthroughout.EachchapteropenswithLearningObjectivesandaGlossaryofKeyTerms,andendswithNCLEX-stylequestions,andcontainsacasestudy-basedcriticalthinkingexercisethatsetsupasituation,showscriticalthinking,andthenpresentsadiscussionandcase-basednursingcareguide.Featureslikethismakethebookanessentialteachingtool.