Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10e

Book Preface

The tenth edition of Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach is wri?en for nursing students who can benefit from presentation of the principles of pharmacology in a straightforward, student-friendly manner. It focuses on need-to-know content and helps students learn to administer drugs safely and eliminate medication errors through extensive practice of dosage calculations and evidence-based application of the nursing process.

Organization

Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach is organized into 18 sections and 55 chapters. Section I is an introduction to pharmacology and includes thoroughly updated chapters on drug action, the drug approval process, cultural and pharmacogenetic considerations, drug interactions, over-the-counter drugs, ethical considerations, pediatric and geriatric considerations, drugs for substance use disorder, complementary and alternative therapies, life span issues, patient collaboration in community se?ings, the nursing process, patient-centered care, and the role of the nurse in drug research.

Section II focuses on patient safety and quality in pharmacotherapy, medication administration, and it features a comprehensive review of drug dosage calculations for adults and children that is a unique strength of this book. This unit, tabbed for quick reference, includes Systems of Measurement With Conversion Factors, Calculation Methods: Enteral and Parenteral Drug Dosages, Calculation Methods: Drugs That Require Reconstitution, Calculation Methods: Insulin Dosages, and Calculation Methods: Intravenous Flow Rates. Five methods of dosage calculation are presented with color coding for easy identification: basic formula, ratio and proportion/fractional equation, dimensional analysis, body weight, and body surface area. Integral to the sections on dosage calculations are clinical practice problems that feature actual drug labels in full color, which provide extensive practice in real-world dosage calculations. With this wide array of practice problems in a variety of health care se?ings, this unit eliminates the need to purchase a separate dosage calculations book.
Section III addresses nutrition, fluids, and electrolytes with separate chapters that cover vitamin and mineral replacement, fluid and electrolyte replacement, and nutritional support.

Sections IV through XVIII make up the core of Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach and cover the drug classifications that students must understand to practice effectively. Each drug family chapter includes a chapter outline, learning objectives, at least one prototype drug chart, a drug table, and an extensive nursing process section

• The prototype drug charts are a unique tool that students can use to view the many facets of a prototype drug through the lens of the nursing process. Each prototype drug is one of the common drugs in its drug class. The charts include drug class, contraindications, dosage, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic effects/uses, side effects, and adverse reactions. With these charts, students can see how the steps of the nursing process correlate with these key aspects of drug information and therapy.
• The drug tables provide a quick reference to routes, dosages, uses, and key considerations for the most commonly prescribed medications for a given class. They list the drug’s generic names, dosages, uses and considerations, and specific information on half-life and protein binding.
• The nursing process boxes provide a convenient summary of related concepts for concept-based curricula, patient assessments, patient problems, plan of care, and outcomes. These sections also include cultural content, nursing interventions, suggestions for patient teaching, and relevant herbal information.

Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Unit I. Introduction to Pharmacology
Unit II. Pharmacotherapy and Drug Administration
Unit III. Maintenance of Homeostasis
Unit IV. Autonomic Nervous System Drugs
Unit V. Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs
Unit VI. Mental and Behavioral Health Drugs
Unit VII. Pain and Inflammation Management Drugs
Unit VIII. Antimicrobial Drugs
Unit IX. Immunologic Drugs
Unit X. Antineoplastics and Biologic Response Modifiers
Unit XI. Respiratory Drugs
Unit XII. Cardiovascular Drugs
Unit XIII. Gastrointestinal Drugs
Unit XIV. Eye, Ear, and Skin Drugs
Unit XV. Endocrine Drugs
Unit XVI. Renal and Urologic Drugs
Unit XVII. Reproductive and Gender-Related Drugs
Unit 18. Emergency Drug