Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care

by Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, Laura D. Rosenthal

With a clear explanation of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 10th Edition gives you the background you need to understand drugs currently on the market, and those not yet released. This perennial favorite of students and teachers simplifies complex concepts while distinguishing need-to-know content from the material that's merely nice to know. The 10th edition includes updated drug content to reflect the very latest FDA approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content. It also includes an updated prototype drugs section, summarizing their major uses, and an updated table detailing care throughout the lifespan of the patient. Additionally, each chapter ends with a nursing implications summary to help you fully understand the material and apply it to clinical nursing practice.


Prototype Drugs features serve as a quick-reference learning aid so you can apply your understanding to related drugs currently on the market as well as drugs that will be released in the future.
UNIQUE! Engaging writing style with clear explanations makes difficult pharmacology concepts easy to grasp and even enjoyable to learn.

Nursing implications of drug therapy are integrated throughout the text to reinforce the integral relationship between drug therapy and nursing care.

UPDATED Special Interest Topic boxes focus on currently trending issues in pharmacology, eliminating out-of-date content.

Large print highlights essential, need-to-know information, and small print indicates nice-to-know information.

QSEN focus includes Patient-Centered Care Across the Life Span features highlighting safe and appropriate patient care during different phases of life.

Safety Alert features emphasize the QSEN competency relating to patient safety.

Student-friendly features make learning easier with concise drug summary tables, chapter outlines, key points, and a visual guide to the prototype drugs in each class.

Concise drug summary tables present detailed information for individual drugs, including drug class, generic and trade names, dosages, routes, and indications.

Selected Canadian drug names are indicated with a maple-leaf icon throughout the text.

Separate Bioterrorism chapter discusses the clinical manifestations and treatment of biological weapon attacks.

NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content
NEW! Additional images included to accompany difficult concepts.

NEW! Inclusion of more student practice questions provide additional help for learning the material.

Genres: Nursing, Textbooks, Reference, Nonfiction, Medical

4317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc APRN BC

Reviews

[Kassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, I am about two weeks out from finishing my pharmacology class. This book makes the material quite readable. Of course it's dry and the material is daunting, but come on guys, it's pharmacology!

I really like this book. It presents the material in a way that is easy to follow (well as easy as it can be) and I appreciate his little side notes when he wants to let you know something is really important.

I'm not sure if we'll be using this book next quarter as well (I'm taking a second pharm course) but if so I will be happy to keep reading it.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I have to read these monstrous texts i'm going to bloody well count them towards the number of books I read in 2012. Though this one counts as 10 books, right? It certainly weighs as much!
Information is clear and concise, giving you the bits you need to know in obvious, large print, and then the finer details or further reading in finer print.

[Jennifer]

Yes, it's for school. If I put it in here, I may actually read it like I'm supposed to. . . . . .

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much information it made my head hurt. The gratification from figuring it out made it all worthwhile- Or maybe it was my oddly attractive way-too-old professor who made it worthwhile!

[Savannah Nauwelaers · Rating 3 out of 5]

The character development was remarkable. Must store the unopened book under refrigeration, should not be frozen. May experience itchiness after administering the first chapter.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Other than the fact that I was forced to read all 100+ chapters of this book in one semester, it is actually a really good resource. Also, I love it dearly for its description of yawngasm associated with the antidepressant Anafranil. Yeah!

[Ally Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used a previous edition of this textbook when I first became a nurse, and was not surprised to read it again as I continue my degree. Lehne does an excellent job presenting this material to students.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent, excellent resource for clear, concise explanations regarding pharmacological treatments along with pathophysiology, so you can really understand how the drug works. This is a great book.

[Tony]

I cannt read it. Is this a god damn joke? shit!

[Sigit]

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[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty helpful and well outlined.