Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy (Incredibly Easy! Series®) Fifth, North American Edition 9781975177553

• NEW chapters on patient education, sensory drugs, and dermatologic drugs 
• NEW chapter on medication safety, including abbreviations to avoid and a review of dosage calculations
• NEW content on current approved medications, and dosages, and expected versus adverse effects
• NEW content on emergency drugs, herbs/supplements, immunization schedule, and more
• Hundreds of colorful diagrams, drawings, and charts that illustrate core concepts, with easy-to-retain definitions and clear direction on administering drugs; drug distribution, absorption, and metabolism; drug classes and their uses; and potential drug interactions
• Quick-scan outline format offers up-to-date guidance on areas including:
  • Nursing pharmacology fundamentals 
  • Concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics
  • Pain drugs, autonomic nervous system drugs, neurologic and neuromuscular drugs 
  • Psychotherapeutic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, and immunosuppressant drugs
  • Antineoplastic drugs, drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance
  • Ways a drug may affect patients of different ages and other warnings

• Content reflects the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model – guidance from initial assessment to evaluating outcomes
• “Practice Makes Perfect” end-of-book practice exam – approximately 100 new NCLEX®-style questions, to increase your exam confidence
• Chapter features include:
  • Prototype pro – Actions, indications, and nursing considerations for common prototype drugs
  • A three-step process is provided throughout the chapters to help you care for individuals taking commonly prescribed medications 
  • Pharm function – Explains and illustrates how drugs act in the body, and addresses how to recognize and treat adverse reactions
  • Before you give that drug – Warnings to consider before you administer a drug
  • Education edge – Information to share with your patient
  • Black Box Warnings boxes draw attention to life-threatening concerns
  • Lifespan Lightbulb boxes highlight information about how a drug or drug class may affect patients of different ages
  • Quick quiz – End-of-chapter questions with answers/explanations, to help you remember the essentials
  • Nurse Joy and Jake illustrated characters offer tips and insights throughout

 
 
About the Clinical Editors
 
Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNECI, COI, FAADN, is a Professor of Nursing at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio
Nicole Heimgartner, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CNECI, COI, is a Nursing Faculty member at Galen College of Nursing in Louisville, Kentucky 
Carolyn Gersch, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, is a Professor of Practice in the Nursing Program at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio