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PHARMACOLOGY
Focus on Nursing Pharmacology,
1st UK Edition
Amy M. Karch
Fully adapted for the UK, this text presents essential pharmacology concepts
in a streamlined, user-friendly fashion. Organised by body system, the
book explains the rationale for each drug class’s therapeutic actions,
contraindications, and adverse effects, using the British National Formulary
as its reference guide. Each chapter opens with learning objectives and ends
with questions to reinforce learning. Illustrations, tables, side bars, and boxes
summarise concepts and focus attention on critical thinking, patient safety,
evidence-based practice, lifespan issues, patient teaching, and case study-
based critical thinking exercises.
978-1-9018-3101-6 / 1088 pp / 2010 / £42.95 €52.00
Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy!
1st UK Edition
Bill Scott and Deirdre McGrath
This practical book is a complete and clear guide to calculating drug dosages.
The text covers basic maths (fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and
percentages), measurement systems and practical calculations. There is vital
information on recording drug administration, routes of administration, and
reading drug labels, and preventing errors associated with each of these. The
text promotes awareness of all of these issues through the use of realistic
examples and self-test questions throughout. Additional chapters cover
paediatric, obstetric and critical care dosage calculations.
978-1-9018-3103-0 / 336 pp / 100 illus / 2008 / £17.50 €21.00
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!
1st UK Edition
William N. Scott and Deirdre McGrath
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy! explains difficult and
complex pharmacology concepts in a clear and concise manner, making the
information easy to learn and, most importantly, to remember. The text covers
fundamentals of pharmacology, including where drugs come from, how they
are classified and administered, drugs by pharmacologic class for all body
systems, plus pain medications, and potentially dangerous drug interactions.
All aspects of how the body processes a drug and the subsequent actions of
that drug on the body are discussed in detail, and many are illustrated for
clarity. The text is organised by body system, and illustrated with numerous
features to enhance comprehension.
978-1-9018-3104-7 / 696 pp / 100 illus / 2008 / £28.50 €34.00