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Pharmacology • Dosage Calculation
Abrams’ClinicalDrugTherapy:
Rationales forNursingPractice,TenthEdition
GeralynFrandsen, EdD, RN
978-1-60913-711-3 • February2013 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1176pp. •86 Illus.
This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique
coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related
rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation,
the text explains each nursing action, and emphasizes howdrugswork
differently indifferentpatients.Thetentheditionhasanew freshdesign
andapproachwithanadded focusonpatient safety integrated into the
text.
Features
•
NEW!QSENSafetyAlerts
, presented in the contextof the chapter
discussion, alert the reader to important safety considerations and
emphasize safetyas aprimaryobjective inpatient care.
•
NEW!Drug interactionsandHerbandDietary Interactions
Boxes
highlight the riskof interactions aswell as increasedor
decreaseddrugeffectswhendrugs are combinedwithother
medications, food, or herbal supplements.
•
NEW!NCLEX
®
Success
Sections interspersed throughout the
chapter ask the student toanswerNCLEX
®
-stylequestions
that pertain to the learningobjectives and the information just
presented.This featurehelps students check andapply their
knowledgeas they readandhelps themprepare for patient careand
for theNCLEX
®
.
•
AClinicalApplicationCaseStudy
opens each chapterwitha
patient-focused clinical scenario.Throughout the chapter, the
reader is asked critical thinkingquestions toapply chapter content,
emphasizingapatient-centeredand interdisciplinaryapproach to
pharmacology.
•
BlackBoxWarnings
highlight seriousor life-threateningadverse
effects identifiedby the FDAas beingassociatedwithadrug.
•
DrugsataGlanceTables
summarize the routes anddosage ranges
(for adults and for children), aswell as thepregnancy category, for
eachdrug in the class.Theprototypedrug is indicatedwithan icon.
•
Evidence-BasedPracticeBoxes
provide informationabout current
researchand its integration intonursingpractice.Updated for the
TenthEdition, theseboxes present a summaryof a recent study
followedby implications for nursing.
•
NursingProcess
sections provideanoverviewof drug therapy in
termsof assessment, nursingdiagnosis, planning/goals, nursing
interventions, andevaluation. Locatedat theendof the chapters,
thenursingprocess provides theguidelines for nursing care specific
to thediseaseprocess and relateddrug therapy.
Table of Contents
Section I:
TheConceptual Framework
of Pharmacology
Section II:
DrugTherapyThroughout
the Lifespan
Section III:
DrugsAffecting the
Hematopoieticand ImmuneSystems
Section IV:
DrugsAffecting
Inflammationand Infection
SectionV:
DrugsAffecting the
CardiovascularSystem
SectionVI:
DrugsAffecting the
RespiratorySystem
SectionVII:
DrugsAffecting theRenal
andDigestiveSystems
SectionVIII:
DrugsAffecting the
EndocrineSystem
Section IX:
DrugsAffectingWomen’s
andMen’sHealth
SectionX:
DrugsAffecting the
AutonomicandCentralNervous
System
SectionXI:
DrugsAffecting theEye,
Ear, andSkin
StudyGuide forAbrams’ClinicalDrugTherapy,TenthEdition
GeralynFrandsen, EdD, RN
978-1-4511-8238-5 •February2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •384pp.