Pharmacology and the Nursing Process

Gain the pharmacology knowledge and skills you need to administer medications safely! Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 11th Edition, provides practical, easy-to-use pharmacology information, emphasizing the application of the nursing process, the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, and prioritization throughout the book. Coverage begins with pharmacology basics, then discusses drugs by body systems and drug functions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations show how drugs work in the body and depict key steps in medication administration. Written by pharmacology experts Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, and Julie S. Snyder, this bestselling textbook makes it easy to understand and apply pharmacology concepts and provide safe, quality nursing care.

• NEW! Updated drug content reflects the latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses
• NEW! The 6 cognitive skills of NCSBN's Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) are now identified in headings along with the corresponding steps of the nursing process
• NEW! Integration of International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses facilitates interprofessional collaboration with standardized terminology
• UPDATED! Culture content reflects a greater sensitivity to issues of cultural humility and fosters patient-centered care
• The Nursing Process is applied to each category of drugs, and includes the steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Consistent presentation for each drug group includes mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, and dosages, ending with drug profiles of individual drugs in the class or group
• UNIQUE! Photo Atlas of Drug Administration features more than 100 drawings and photographs showing drug administration techniques
• UNIQUE! Key drug approach focuses on need-to-know drug content and related nursing care for the drugs that nurses will most commonly encounter in clinical practice
• Emphasis on drug classes describes key similarities and differences among the drugs in each class, making it easier for you to understand how individual drugs work in the body and to incorporate new drug information into your knowledge base as new drugs are approved
• High-alert drug icons identify medications that pose a greater risk to patient safety
• Focus on prioritization includes prioritized patient problems, along with a corresponding prioritization of goals and outcomes, to help you learn to connect patient problems with goals and outcomes of drug therapy
• Practical focus on medication safety includes discussions of what nurses may encounter during drug administration in a variety of health care settings, providing accounts of real-life medication errors and tips for avoiding those errors
• Ease of readability makes pharmacology content more understandable
• Dosages tables summarize generic and trade names, pharmacologic classes, normal dosage ranges, and indications for drugs
• Focus on quality and safety includes case studies that feature collaboration and teamwork content, as well as Preventing Medication Errors boxes
• Learning features at the beginning of each chapter include objectives and key terms
• Learning features at the end of each chapter include key points, clinical judgment exercises, and review questions

• UPDATED! Content reflects the latest FDA drug approvals and therapeutic uses
• NEW! The 6 cognitive skills of NCSBN's Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) are now identified in headings along with the corresponding steps of the nursing process
• NEW! Integration of International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses instead of the less-widely-used Human Needs Statements
• UPDATED! Culture content reflects a greater sensitivity to issues of cultural humility, diversity, and inclusion
• NEW! Enhanced emphasis on nursing self-care and health equity (including new Social Determinants of Health boxes) reflects greater alignment with the 2021 AACN Essentials and the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing report
• NEW! Clinical judgment exercises are now incorporated into the textbook for enhanced preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX(R) Exam (NGN)
• EXPANDED! Additional NGN-style questions are now provided on the Evolve companion website