Introduction to clinical pharmacology. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marilyn Winterton Edmunds, PhD, ANP/GNP, Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Other Names: Edmunds, Marilyn W
• Contents: Front cover; Inside front cover; Special Medication Precautions; Evolve page; Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 7/e; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Contributor and Reviewers; LPN Threads and Advisory Board; LPN Threads; LPN Advisory Board; Preface; Organization and Features; Teaching and Learning Package for the Instructor; TEACH Instructor Resources; For the Student; To the Student; Reading and Review Tools; Chapter Features; TOC; Unit 1 General Principles of Pharmacology; 1 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice; Objectives; Key Terms. The LPN's Tasks and the Nursing ProcessAssessment; Factors to Consider in Assessing the Patient; Diagnosis; Planning; Factors to Think About in Planning to Give a Medication; Implementation; The Right Drug; The Right Time; The Right Dose; The Right Patient; The Right Route; The Right Documentation (Record Keeping); Evaluation; Factors to Think About in Evaluating Response to Medication; Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!; Key Points; Additional Learning Resources; Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination; Critical Thinking Questions; 2 Patient Teaching and Health Literacy; Objectives. Key TermsOverview; Compliance, Noncompliance, and Concordance; Communicating With the Patient; The Process Of Patient Education; Assessment Of Patient Education Needs; Preparing A Teaching Plan; Implementing The Teaching Plan; Verbal Education; Written Information; Audiovisual Resources; Nurse and Patient Use of the Internet; Evaluation Of Learning; Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!; Key Points; Additional Learning Resources; Review Questions for the NCLEX® Examination; Critical Thinking Questions; 3 Legal Aspects Affecting the Administration of Medications; Objectives; Key Terms. Pharmacology and RegulationsFederal Laws; Controlled Substances; Prescription, or Legend, Drugs; Over-the-Counter Medications; Canadian Drug Legislation; State Law and Health Care Agency Policies; Patient Charts; Kardex; Drug Distribution Systems; Narcotics Control Systems; The Drug Order; Medication Errors; Legislation To Protect Health Care Workers; Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!; Key Points; Additional Learning Resources; Review Questions for the NCLEX ® Examination; Critical Thinking Questions; 4 Foundations and Principles of Pharmacology; Objectives; Key Terms; Overview. Drug NamesTypes of Drug Actions; Drug Attachment (Drug-Receptor Binding); Basic Drug Processes; The Process of Absorption; The Process of Distribution; The Process of Metabolism; The Process of Excretion or Elimination; Half-Life.; Basics of Drug Action; Bioequivalence; Drug Interactions; Food, Alcohol, and Drug Interactions; Alcohol-Medication Interactions.; Drug Effects on Laboratory Tests and Blood Substances.; Chronotherapy.; Patient Variables Affecting Drug Use; Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination!; Key Points; Additional Learning Resources; Review Questions for the NCLEX ® Examination.
• Edition: 7th ed
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Mo : Elsevier/Mosby
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 615.5/8; Clinical pharmacology; Nursing; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Clinical pharmacology; Nursing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323293259; 0323293255
• Related ISBNs: 9780323073981; 0323073980
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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