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LicensedPractical /VocationalNursing (LPN/LVN)
Roach’s IntroductoryClinicalPharmacology,
TenthEdition, International Edition
SusanM. Ford,MN, RN, CNE
978-1-4511-8895-0 •October2013 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 720pp. • 105 Illus • 100Tables
978-1-4511-8671-0 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly
Prepare for your future career and successon theNCLEX
®
with theonly
pharmacologytextbooktrulywritten for theLPN/LVN student,
Roach’s
IntroductoryClinical Pharmacology
. This proven book will help you
every step of theway tomaster one of themost challenging content
areas in the LPN/LVN curriculum.Organizedbybody system, the book
provides a clear, concise introduction to pharmacology, focusing on
basicprinciples and thenurse’s responsibility indrugadministration.
Features
• Focus students’ readingandenhance theirmasteryof course
concepts through chapter-opening
LearningObjectives
,
Key
Terms
, and
DrugClass
lists that identifypotential errors and safety
concerns.
• Helpyour students identifydrug contraindications, precautions, and
interactions through
TheNursingProcess
framework that presents
careof thepatient as it relates to thedruganddrug regimen, aswell
as
ChecklistsofRelevantNursingDiagnoses
.
• Helpyour studentsmaster important patient care conceptswith
Pharmacology inPractice
case studies that focusonassessment,
administration, or teaching issues that havean impactona real-life
patient.Chapter-ending
ThinkCritically
questions return to the
patient in the case studyandask students toexploreoptions and
make clinical judgments related to theadministrationof drugs.
• Prepareyour students to identifyurgent nursingactions thatmay
be requiredwhenmanagingapatient receivinga specificdrugor
drug category through
NursingAlerts
.
• Prepareyour students forNCLEX
®
successwith
BuildYour
Knowledge
(Informationand fact-basedquestions that get
studentswarmedup),
ApplyYourKnowledge
(questions keyed
to theactualNCLEX-PN
®
test plan), and
Prepare for theNCLEX
®
(questions structured like thoseon theNCLEX
®
exam).
• Prepareyour students for their future careerswithvital tools,
includinga
Drug InteractionTable
that provides at-a-glance
informationabout the likelihoodof apatient problemwhen
multipledrugs aregivenand
SummaryDrugTables
that listdrugs
from the classesdiscussed ineach chapter, includingnames, uses,
frequent adverse reactions, andgeneral dosing information.
Table of Contents
UNIT I:
NursingFoundationofClinical
Pharmacology
Ch. 1: General Principles of Pharmacology
Ch. 2: Administration ofDrugs
Ch. 3:MakingDrugDosing Safer
Ch. 4:TheNursing Process
Ch. 5: Patient andFamilyTeaching
UNIT II:
DrugsUsed toFight Infections
Ch. 6: AntibacterialDrugs - Sulfonamides
Ch.7: AntibacterialDrugsThatDisrupt the
CellWall
Ch. 8: AntibacterialDrugsThat Interferewith
Protein Synthesis
Ch. 9: AntibacterialDrugsThat Interferewith
DNA/RNA Synthesis
Ch. 10: AntitubercularDrugs
Ch. 11: AntiviralDrugs
Ch. 12: Antifungal andAntiparasiticDrugs
UNIT III:
DrugsUsed toManagePain
UNIT IV:
DrugsThatAffect theCentral
NervousSystem
UNITV:
DrugsThatAffect the
PeripheralNervousSystem
UNITVI:
DrugsThatAffect the
NeuromuscularSystem
UNITVII:
DrugsThatAffect the
RespiratorySystem
UNITVIII:
DrugsThatAffect the
CardiovascularSystem
UNIT IX:
DrugsThatAffect the
Gastrointestinal System
UNITXI:
DrugsThatAffect theUrinary
System
UNITXII:
DrugsThatAffect the
ImmuneSystem
UNITXIII:
DrugThatAffectOther
BodySystems
Appendix
…Abridged tofit
StudyGuide forRoach’s IntroductoryClinical Pharmacology
SusanM. Ford,MN, RN, CNE
978-1-4511-9039-7 •September2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875”