Drug Therapy in Nursing

by Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Samantha J. Venable

This text presents a totally nursing-focused framework for teaching and learning nursing pharmacology, and "places the patient" at the center of all drug and drug administration decisions and considerations. The book presents core drug knowledge using prototypes of different drug classes and emphasizes core patient variables that influence the patient's response to therapy. Features include abundant review questions, concept maps, drug summary tables, drug interaction tables, and critical thinking scenarios that teach students how to apply pharmacology knowledge to patient care. This thoroughly updated Third Edition covers newly approved drugs, has separate chapters on drugs affecting fungal and viral infections, and includes more pathophysiology information. Black Box warnings from the FDA labels have been added to the discussion of each prototype when applicable, and safety alerts have been added to emphasize prevention of common medication errors. A companion Website offers student and instructor ancillaries including NCLEX®-style chapter review questions, pathophysiology animations, medication administration videos, and dosage calculation quizzes.

1306 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 2001

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diane Aschenbrenner was my instructor in 2 major courses in nursing school at Hopkins. I got a lot out of this book while in pharmacology class. Diane may have a very strong personality that some may not agree with, she has a knack for explaining the way drugs work in the human body, why we give them, and what to watch for. I love her use of metaphors for describing drug activity, most notably using freshman at a high school dance to explain protein-bound vs. "free" drug molecules (those without a dance partner are more likely to cause trouble!).

[mpfrom · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is extremely repetitive. For the same drug class, you read about the same things over and over again. Although, I guess repetition is good and aids in memory. But I still hated the book.

[Lesley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book!