Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiological Approach (2nd Edition)

By Carol UrbanLeland N. HollandMichael Patrick Adams, et al.

Book Overview

For pharmacology courses in nursing programs Help students think like nurses and understand how pharmacology relates to patient care When drugs are learned in isolation from their associated diseases, students have difficulty connecting pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, and nursing care. Pharmacology for Nurses: A PathophysiologiApproach , Fifth Edition , helps students master pharmacology by tightly linking it to therapeutic goals and patient wellness. Organized by body systems and diseases, it places drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically. Students can then easily locate relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology in the same chapter. Nursing Process Application features clearly relate pharmacology to key nursing processes. Features highlighting complementary therapies, community-oriented and evidence-based practices, and lifespan considerations help students make connections to nursing practice. To give readers a clear picture of the holistic nature of pharmacology, the Fifth Edition reflects current pharmacotherapeutics and advances in understanding disease. Also available with MyNursingLab® MyNursingLab is an an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to engage students in the Pharmacology course and improve results. Its guided learning path is proven to help students think like a nurse as they move beyond memorization to true understanding through application. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyNursingLab does not come packaged with the content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyNursingLab, search for ISBN:0134460057 / 9780134460055 Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach Plus MyNursingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 5/e. That package consists of: 013425516X / 9780134255163 Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach , 5/e 0134449010 / 9780134449012 MyNursingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013425516X
• ISBN13: 9780134255163
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 3.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Easy read, great price

Do you like reading long, drawn out chapters that seem to never end? if so, then this book is not for you. this book is written is a manner that even a middle school student could understand and

Great condition

For the price that I paid for this textbook it was in great condition. There was some highlighting and few wrinkled pages but other than that it was good.

Pharmacology

This book is great and it makes pharmacology a little easier to understand. The book also came in great shape some people in my class brought new books and mine looks in the same condition as theirs

Great

This pharm book is the best one I've used in Nursing school so far. It is easy to understand and it also gives a good patho description about the medicines. This is one pharm book I can actually sit down and read.

Easy to read

Helpful and easy to follow text. Illustrations, graphs, and charts very helpful.