Essentials of pharmacology for nurses

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The text is definitely designed for entry-level nursing students and covers fewer exemplars/drug classes than other texts I have utilized in pharmacology courses (missing immune modulators, contraceptives, chemotherapy agents, meds for OAB and. This is the best results for the patient and can be achieved if the nurse is highly knowledgeable in pharmacology. Get to know the different types of intravenous solutions or IV fluids in this guide and cheat sheet. The endocrine chapter is terribly out of date , especially the antidiabetic section which does not include the newer insulins.Content is accurate both from the perspective of the body systems and the drugs that are pertinent for that area. There are ten chapters in the text and answers to the quiz questions in each chapter are found at the end of book. Each case study offers insight into the breadth of frontline roles nurses take in different countries: from supporting veterans in the USA, to developing a framework to assist survivors of human trafficking in Canada, and improving access to and uptake of immunisation in Lebanon. To avoid the next payment charge, select Cancel subscription on the Manage subscription page in My account before the renewal date.

The text is written and/or arranged in such a way that necessary updates will be relatively easy and straightforward to implement. However, pharmacology is very hard because there is much information about medications that need to be taught for nursing students to understand the whole picture of what they need to learn during their clinical. It should at least include the newest drugs included as the first step according to the ADA guidelines. I wondered why only the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act was spelled out in detail, but perhaps this text is only planned for use in Wisconsin? The Nursing Pharmacology OER by the Wisconsin Technical College System authored by Chippewa Valley Technical College is comprehensive for entry level nursing students that covers areas aligned with our curriculum and end of program student.This includes non-maleficence (doing no harm), beneficence (doing well), justice, veracity (telling the truth), maintaining privacy and confidentiality, and autonomy of the patient. Sound knowledge allows them to do this safely with no harm, and can also coincide with beneficence because the nurse knows they are doing well. We strive for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for the current validity of data as best practices are ever-changing. Many nursing students find themselves overwhelmed with the amount of information that they need to memorize to ace their pharmacology examinations; this is the reason why some people would rather quit studying and give up on what they have learned.