With the important part played by nurses in the administration of drugs and in recording their effects, an understanding of pharmacology and its application to patient care is an integral part of pre-registration nursing education. This popular textbook gives an up-to-date account of the action and use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease, as well as exploring the principles underlying drug usage. The eighteenth edition of this highly successful textbook builds on the foundation of its predecessors by bringing the text fully up to date with developments in the world of clinical pharmacology and current trends in clinical practice. Comprehensive coverage of all major drug classes giving a thorough grounding for clinical work Highly readable text facilitates understanding of a complex subject Learning objectives and summaries in each chapter help students to learn Case studies help link theory to practice Nursing points and special points for patient education are highlighted throughout the text to link theory with practice The book also includes detailed information on alternative treatments such as homoeopathy, herbalism. An extensive glossary explains some of the very technical jargon in the field text fully updated in line with developments in clinical pharmacology and current trends in clinical practice. now in 2-colour references to useful websites included new and improved illustrations

Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses, 18e

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Gould BSc MPhil PhD DipN RGN RNT, Dinah

Greenstein BA(Hons) BSc(Hons) DHPh PhD FBIH MRPharmS, Ben

Nursing

Churchill/Livingstone

With the important part played by nurses in the administration of drugs and in recording their effects, an understanding of pharmacology and its application to patient care is an integral part of pre-and post-registration nurse education. The 17th edition of this comprehensive U.K. pharmacology book builds on the outstandingly successful formula of previous editions. It explores the principles underlying drug usage and gives an up-to-date account of the action and use of drugs in the treatments and prevention of disease. The U.K.'s 17th edition brings the text fully up to date with developments in clinical pharmacology and current trends in clinical practice.Comprehensive coverage of all major drug classes gives a thorough grounding for clinical work.Highly readable text facilitates understanding of a complex subject.Learning objectives and summaries in each chapter facilitate learning.Nursing points and special points for patient education are highlighted throughout the text to link theory with practice.The book also includes detailed information on alternative treatments such as homoeopathy, herbalism.A glossary explains some of the very technical jargon in the field.The text has been thoroughly revised and updated in line with new drugs and current clinical practice.The text has been reorganised and rewritten to simplify the presentation of information making it clearer and easier to assimilate.The nursing points have been expanded.Case studies help relate the theory to practice.The new 'biologic' drugs are presented for the first time.A useful chapter on summarizing drug notes for revision has been added.

Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses

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Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses, 18e

Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses