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McKenna's Pharmacology for Nursing and Health Professionals Australia and New Zealand Edition

9781920994983

McKenna's Pharmacology for Nursing and Health Professionals Australia and New Zealand Edition

  • ISBN 13:

    9781920994983

  • ISBN 10:

    192099498X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 08/05/2014
  • Publisher: LWW
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Summary

Beat pharmacology today with this bestselling resource!
McKenna’s Pharmacology for Nursing and Health Professionals delivers essential pharmacological information in easy-to-learn steps, helping you to build a solid grounding in the principles of drug therapy, before introducing more complex learning objectives such as pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. This edition emphasises “need-to-know” concepts to today’s nurses.
  • Care considerations with rationales for care interventions
  • Therapeutic drug actions and contraindications
  • Patient safety—safe medication administration, patient/family teaching and a focus on evidence-based practice ensure learners are ready for a real-world clinical setting.
  • Reflective practice—cultural and gender considerations as well as drug therapy across the lifespan encourage critical thinking and reflective practice.
  • Calculation reviews reinforce your drug calculation knowledge and hone your clinical skills.
  • Test yourself—case-based critical thinking exercises and review questions test what you have learned and help you prepare for exams.
  • Holistic care—herbal and alternative therapies present you with options for holistic care.
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