Pharmacology Online for Pharmacology (Access Card) , 10th Edition

Description

Improve your understanding of nursing pharmacology with Pharmacology Online, 10th Edition. Corresponding to Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition, this online course features a collection of interactive, self-paced learning modules that makes it easier to learn everything from basic principles to dosage calculation, drug administration, and more — all within context of the nursing process. These self-study modules feature true-to-life case studies, videos, animations, NCLEX^® Examination–style quizzes, and more to help you understand how drugs work and how to administer them safely in the clinical setting.

Key Features

• 21 self-study modules provide a thorough review of the basic principles of pharmacology, drug dosage calculations, and several major drug content areas using a combination of media.
• 25 animations foster easier learning of difficult pharmacology topics.
• Audio glossary presents a definition and an audio pronunciation for more than 1,400 terms and drug names.
• UNIQUE! 16 Roadside Assistance video clips use humor and analogy to bring difficult content to life.
• Case studies with corresponding quizzes use true-to-life clinical scenarios to promote ''learning by doing'' in the safety of a virtual clinical setting.
• Interactive learning activities provide review of critical drug content in a game-like activity format.
• Practice quizzes for the NCLEX examination feature approximately 500 self-scoring questions with rationales.
• Discussion questions develop students’ knowledge of clinical practice by asking students to apply their learning to scenarios like those they will encounter in practice.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Updated online drug handbook reflects the content of Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2020 and provides hands-on practice consulting with an up-to-date drug reference for clinical decision-making.
• NEW! Updated content matches the chapters in Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 10th Edition, and reflects major new drugs, new drug classes, new therapeutic uses, and discontinued drugs.

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Linda E. McCuistion, PhD, MSN, Retired Nursing Professor, University of Holy Cross,New Orleans, Louisiana ; Kathleen Vuljoin DiMaggio, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing,University of Holy Cross,New Orleans, Louisiana ; Jennifer J. Yeager, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor,Tarleton State University ,Stephenville, Texas and Mary B. Winton, PhD, RN, ACANP-BC, Assistant Professor,Tarleton State University,Stephenville, Texas