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Lehne's pharmacology for nursing care / Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, Laura Rosenthal ; contributor Joshua J. Neumiller.

By: Burchum, Jacqueline Rosenjack [author.]Contributor(s): Rosenthal, Laura D [author.] | Neumiller, Joshua J [contributor.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier/Saunders, [2019]Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xiv, 1436 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN: 9780323512275; 0323512275Other title: Pharmacology for nursing careContained works: Lehne, Richard A., 1943- Pharmacology for nursing careSubject(s): Pharmacology | Nursing | Pharmacology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Drugs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Drugs -- Side effects | Drugs -- EffectivenessDDC classification: 615.1 LOC classification: RM301 | .B87 2019RM301 | .B87 2019

Contents:

Unit I: Introduction -- Unit II: Basic principles of pharmacology -- Unit III: Drug therapy across the life span -- Unit IV: Peripheral nervous system drugs -- Unit V: Central nervous system drugs -- Unit VI: Drugs that affect fluid and electrolyte balance -- Unit VII: Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels, and blood -- Unit VIII: Drugs for endocrine disorders -- Unit IX: Women's health -- Unit X: Men's health -- Unit XI: Antiinflammatory, antiallergic, and immunologic drugs -- Unit XII: Drugs for bone and joint disorders -- Unit XIII: Respiratory tract drugs -- Unit XIV: Gastrointestinal drugs -- Unit XV: Nutrition -- Unit XVI: Chemotherapy of infectious diseases -- Unit XVII: Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases -- Unit XVIII: Cancer chemotherapy -- Unit XIX: Miscellaneous drugs and therapies -- Unit XX: Toxicology.

Summary: 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.

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"Previous editions copyrighted 2016, 2013, 2010. 2007, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1994, 1990" --Title page verso.

Preceded by Pharmacology for nursing care / Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, Laura D. Rosenthal ; in consultation with Beth Outland Jones, Joshua J. Neumiller. 9th ed. c2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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