10 Best Nursing Pharmacology Books

* A color-coded, body-system organization reflects the information common to classes of medications * Each card features a single generic drug or a medication group , and details…action • use • pre-administration vital signs • laboratory data assessment • drug levels • patient teaching • and more * “Make the Connection” areas that depict information crucial to safe medication and help to increase critical thinking skills and clinical applicability * “Keep in Mind” sections that provide key nursing considerations and include client teaching * Route/dosage information on the back of each card * Common abbreviations appear on each card, with a summary of the abbreviations on separate, introductory cards * A comprehensive alphabetical Index makes it easy to locate drugs within the deck by trade, generic, or Canadian brand name

THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians…always dependable, always up to date! The thoroughly updated Nursing2021 Drug Handbook includes: * Nursing-focused drug monographs featuring for o v er 3,700 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format * 63 brand-new FDA-approved drugs * More than 8,200 clinical updates –new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information * Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns * Photoguide insert with images of 450 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules

Bring key pharmacology topics to life in a flash! Mosby ‘s Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses, 5th Edition uses humor, illustrations, and mnemonics, to help you retain challenging pharmacology concepts and drug information. This sturdy, spiral bound kit covers important nursing implications, frequent side effects, serious and life-threatening implications, and patient teaching skills. Whether you use it to prepare for class, clinical, or the NCLEX examination, you won’t find another study tool like this! * Unique! More than 100 full-color cartoons offer humorous and memorable presentations of key drugs. * Unique! Color-highlighted monographs make it easier for you to identify nursing priorities on common medications. * Thick pages and a spiral-bound format create a portable tool that is durable enough for the clinical environment. * Colored thumb tabs at the bottom of the page allow students to find topics quickly. * Unique! Mnemonics and other time-tested memory aids help you grasp and remember even the most complex concepts. * What You Need to Know sections on each card cover key information in a quick and easy-to-review format. * New! Additional cards cover medication safety, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, oral antidiabetic drugs and non-insulin injectable agents, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Learn the three major methods of drug calculation! Calculate with Confidence, 7th Edition focuses on the increasing responsibility of the nurse in medication administration, prioritizes client safety with QSEN, and includes updated content that reflects the current scope of practice. This popular text covers the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods offering a step-by-step approach to the calculation and administration of drug dosages. With over 2,100 practice problems, this comprehensive title focuses on enhancing the learning experience of nursing students at all curricular levels by making content clinically applicable. * Over 2000 practice problems include pre-test and comprehensive post-test review * Pre-test Basic Math, Comprehensive Unit and Basic Math review tests allows you a three-part approach to evaluate your understanding of basic math material covered in Unit 1, directing you to review chapters if you miss any of these test questions. * UPDATED Medication Administration chapter includes medication safety, expansion of discussion on client rights, the basic six rights of medication administration, and routes of medication administration. * Chapter review problems and answer key tests all major topics presented in the chapter and enables you to assess understanding of chapter content. * Safety Alert boxes highlight issues that may lead to mediation errors and empower you to identify actions that must be taken to avoid calculation errors. * NEW! Content additions and updates includes word problems involving dosages, Critical Thinking Scenarios , a discussion of the concepts regarding safety issues with medication administration and calculation, plus significant updates in the insulin, critical care, parenteral medication, and heparin chapters. * NEW! A-Z medication index references page numbers where the drug labels can be found. * NEW! Medication labels recently added to the market highlights new and updated information relevant to practice.

With a clear explanation of drug prototypes and how they work, Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 10th Edition gives you the background you need to understand drugs currently on the market, and those not yet released. This perennial favorite of students and teachers simplifies complex concepts while distinguishing need-to-know content from the material that’s merely nice to know. The 10th edition includes updated drug content to reflect the very latest FDA approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content. It also includes an updated prototype drugs section, summarizing their major uses, and an updated table detailing care throughout the lifespan of the patient. Additionally, each chapter ends with a nursing implications summary to help you fully understand the material and apply it to clinical nursing practice. * Prototype Drugs features serve as a quick-reference learning aid so you can apply your understanding to related drugs currently on the market as well as drugs that will be released in the future. * UNIQUE! Engaging writing style with clear explanations makes difficult pharmacology concepts easy to grasp and even enjoyable to learn. * Nursing implications of drug therapy are integrated throughout the text to reinforce the integral relationship between drug therapy and nursing care. * UPDATED Special Interest Topic boxes focus on currently trending issues in pharmacology, eliminating out-of-date content. * Large print highlights essential, need-to-know information, and small print indicates nice-to-know information. * QSEN focus includes Patient-Centered Care Across the Life Span features highlighting safe and appropriate patient care during different phases of life. * Safety Alert features emphasize the QSEN competency relating to patient safety. * Student-friendly features make learning easier with concise drug summary tables, chapter outlines, key points, and a visual guide to the prototype drugs in each class. * Concise drug summary tables present detailed information for individual drugs, including drug class, generic and trade names, dosages, routes, and indications. * Selected Canadian drug names are indicated with a maple-leaf icon throughout the text. * Separate Bioterrorism chapter discusses the clinical manifestations and treatment of biological weapon attacks. * NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content * NEW! Additional images included to accompany difficult concepts. * NEW! Inclusion of more student practice questions provide additional help for learning the material.

The 2020 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses provides current, vital drug information “in a nutshell.” Based on the popular Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide by Amy Karch, this handy pocket guide by the same author gives essential information on over 4,100 medications, including 48 generic drugs Newly approved by the FDA, in an easy-access A-to-Z format. The “mini” drug monographs include generic and trade names, drug classes, pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule, “black box” warnings, indications & dosages, dose adjustments, adverse effects, drug interactions, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. A special section following the A-to-Z drugs provides essential Patient Safety information. Appendices cover topical and ophthalmic medications, laxatives, combination products, contraceptives, biological agents (vaccines), and more.

Welcome to the second edition of our dosage calculations book! Are you a nursing student, or nurse, who wants to learn a few simple methods of solving dosage calculations without a bunch of formulas? Would you like to raise your hand in your dosage calculation class, after the instructor explains a complicated formula, and ask to approach the white board to show the class a much simpler method? Do you want to go on your clinicals knowing that you have a solid foundation in dosage calculations? Do you want to walk into your Nursing Calculations Class on the first day knowing that you can ace all the tests before the course begins? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you! The book is divided into seven units containing thirty-five chapters. Unit 1: Essential Skills: You can ‘t learn to drive a car if you don’t understand the function of the steering wheel. The same applies to the following subjects when learning dosage calculations. * The Metric System * Apothecary/Avoirdupois/Household Systems * Ratios * Dimensional Analysis (DA) and Ratio Proportion (RP) * Rounding Numbers * Military Time Unit 2: Auxiliary Subjects: * Roman Numerals * Scientific Notation Unit 3: Unit Conversions Unit 3 covers converting between and within the various systems of measurement using dimensional analysis and ratio proportion. * Unit conversions Within the Metric System * Unit Conversions Within the Household System * Unit Conversions Between Metric, Household and Apothecary Systems * Unit Conversions Involving Pounds and Ounces * Unit Conversions Involving Hours and Minutes Unit 4: Dosage Calculations Unit 4 builds on the knowledge gained in the previous units and covers dosage calculations, starting with the terminology and set up of problems, then progressing from easy, one-step, problems through multi-step problems. * Dosage Calculations-The Basics * Dosage Calculations Levels 1-3 * Body Surface Area Dosing Calculations * Pediatric Dosage Calculations * Pediatric Maintenance Fluid Replacement Calculations Unit 5: IV Flow Rate Calculations Unit 5 starts with the basic terminology and set up of IV flow rate problems, then moves on to: * Simple and Advanced Problems * IV Flow Rate Adjustment Calculations * Heparin Infusion and Adjustment Calculations Unit 6: Percent and Ratio Strength Calculations * Percent, * Percent Strength * Percent Change * Ratio Strength Unit 7: Miscellaneous Subjects * Reconstitution Calculations * Concentrations and Dilutions * Milliequivalent Calculations * Dosage Calculations Puzzles * Self-Assessment Exam The book contains over 600 high quality practice problems with answers. We look forward to your feedback! Chase Hassen and Brad Wojcik