ME&A Textbook Catalogue 2016

NURSING

Online

Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice, 10th Edition G. Frandsen, S. Pennington

This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organised and readable presentation, the text explains the “why” behind each nursing action, and emphasises how drugs work differently in different patients. Included in this package is Lippincott’s Photo Atlas of Medication Administration which uses the nursing process format to provide step-by-step nursing skills. 978-1-60913-711-3 / 1,176 pp / 86 illus / 2013

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 7th Edition A. Karch 978-1-4963-1821-3 / 1,080 pp / Oct 2016

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 6th Edition A. Karch

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. Each chapter opens with learning objectives and ends with review and revision questions. Illustrations,tables, side bars, and boxes summarise concepts and focus attention on patient safety, evidence-based practice, lifespan issues, patient teaching, and case study-based critical thinking exercises. 978-1-4511-2834-5 / 1,080 pp / 238 illus / 2012

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