Pharmacology for Nurses, Canadian Edition, 3rd edition
Published by Pearson Canada (March 25, 2020) © 2021
- Michael P. Adams
- Carol Quam Urban George Mason University
- Mohamed El-Hussein Mount Royal University
- Joseph Osuji Mount Royal University
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A holistic approach to pharmacology essentials
When students are asked which subject in their nursing program is the most challenging, pharmacology and pathophysiology always appear near the top of the list. The study of pharmacology demands that students apply knowledge from a wide variety of the natural and applied sciences. The successful prediction of drug action requires a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and pathology, as well as knowledge of the social sciences of psychology and sociology. Current knowledge of drug actions, mechanisms, interactions, and legislation is mandatory for nurses to provide safe and effective care to their clients in all healthcare settings.
Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach simplifies pharmacology by linking it tightly to therapeutic goals. Instead of learning about drugs in isolation, students approach them by body systems and diseases in order to draw connections between A&P, diseases, and drug interventions. Engaging features and exercises relate pharmacology to nursing care, while discussion of alternative therapies and cultural and lifespan considerations give further context for clinical decisions.
Hallmark features of this title
- The number of drugs available in clinical practice is staggering. To facilitate learning, we use prototype drugs and provide detailed introductions to the one or two most representative drugs in each classification. Students are less intimidated when they can focus their learning on one representative drug in each class. Prototype Drug boxes clearly describe these important medications. Within these boxes, the actions and uses of the drug are succinctly presented, including administration alerts, and specific nursing responsibilities that highlight vital information related to the administration of that drug and treatment of overdose and antidotes when known.
- This text features a focused approach to the nursing process, which allows students to quickly find the content that is essential for safe and effective drug therapy. Nursing Considerations sections appear within the discussion of each drug class. These sections discuss the major needs of the client, including general assessments, interventions, and client teaching for the class of drugs.
- Nursing Process Focus charts provide a succinct, easy-to-read view of the most commonly prescribed drug classes for the disease. Need-to-know nursing actions are presented in a format that reflects the “flow” of the nursing process: nursing assessment, pattern identification and potential nursing diagnoses, planning, interventions, client education and discharge planning, and evaluation.
New and updated features of this title
- NCLEX. The third Canadian edition expands on more chapters to address the rapidly growing needs of students practising in the Canadian healthcare system. Before we started writing the text, we collected feedback from university professors, asking specifically about their experience using other pharmacology texts and their perceptions of an ideal text. These professors shared some of the challenges their students face while taking a pharmacology course. An emerging but immediate need that echoed at a national level was the need to prepare Canadian nursing students to pass the NCLEX exam.
- Holistic Perspective. Our new edition, examines pharmacology from a holistic perspective. The Special Considerations and Lifespan Considerations features present pharmacology and nursing issues related to cultural, ethnic, age, gender, and psychosocial aspects. These features remind students that a drug's efficacy is affected as much by its pharmacokinetics as by the uniqueness of the client. In addition, pediatric and geriatric considerations are integrated throughout the text.
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- Client Autonomy
- Pediatric Respiratory Distress
- Performing Vital Signs on a Child
- Spinal Cord Injury
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- Traumatic Injury
- Introduction to Pharmacology and Drug Regulations in Canada
- Drug Classes and Schedules in Canada
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- The Nursing Process in Pharmacology
- Life Span Considerations in Pharmacology
- Individual, Psychosocial, and Cultural Influences on Drug Responses
- Drug Effects, Adverse Reactions, and Interactions
- Principles of Drug Administration
- Medication Incidents and Risk Reduction
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Their Roles in Pharmacotherapy in Canada
- Brief Review of the Autonomic Nervous System and Neurotransmitters
- Pharmacotherapy with Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists
- Pharmacotherapy with Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
- Brief Review of the Central Nervous System
- Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety and Sleep Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Emotional and Mood Disorders
- Central Nervous System Stimulants and Pharmacotherapy of Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Psychoses
- Pharmacotherapy of Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
- Pharmacotherapy of Seizures
- Pharmacotherapy of Muscle Spasms and Spasticity
- Pharmacotherapy of Pain and Migraine
- Pharmacology of Local and General Anesthesia
- Pharmacotherapy in Substances of Abuse and Addictions
- Brief Review of the Endocrine System
- Pharmacotherapy of the Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes Mellitus
- Pharmacotherapy of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
- Corticosteroids and Pharmacotherapy of Adrenal Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of disorders of the Female Reproductive System
- Pharmacotherapy of Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
- Brief Review of the Gastro-Intestinal System
- Pharmacotherapy of Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pharmacotherapy of Bowel Disorders and Other Gastro-Intestinal Alterations
- Pharmacotherapy of Obesity and Weight Management
- Pharmacotherapy of Nutritional Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Asthma, Common Cold, and Other Pulmonary Disorders
- Brief Review of Body Defences and the Immune System
- Pharmacotherapy with Immunostimulants and Immunosuppressants
- Pharmacotherapy of Immune System Modulation and Immunization
- Pharmacotherapy of Inflammation, Fever, and Allergies
- Basic principles of Anti-Infective Pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacotherapy of Bacterial Infections
- Pharmacotherapy of Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminthic Infections
- Pharmacotherapy of Non-HIV Viral Infections
- Pharmacotherapy of HIV-AIDS
- Review of the Cardiovascular System
- Pharmacotherapy of Lipid Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, and Cerebrovascular Accident
- Pharmacotherapy of Hypertension
- Diuretic Therapy and Pharmacotherapy of Renal Failure
- Pharmacotherapy of Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances and Acid-Base Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure
- Pharmacotherapy of Dysrhythmias
- Pharmacotherapy of Coagulation Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Hematopoietic Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Shock
- Basic Principle of Anti-Neoplastic Therapy
- Pharmacotherapy of Neoplasia
- Pharmacotherapy of Bone and Joint Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Dermatologic Disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of Eye and Ear Disorders
- Toxicology, Bioterrorism, and Emergency Preparedness
Michael Patrick Adams, PhD, is an accomplished educator, author, and national speaker. The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in Austin, Texas, named Dr. Adams a Master Teacher. He has published two other textbooks with Pearson Publishing: Core Concepts in Pharmacology and Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice.
Dr. Adams obtained his master's degree in pharmacology from Michigan State University and his doctorate in education from the University of South Florida. Dr. Adams was on the faculty of Lansing Community College and St. Petersburg College, and served as Dean of Health Professions at Pasco-Hernando State College for 15 years. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Pasco-Hernando State College and Hillsborough Community College.
Carol Quam Urban, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, is Director of the School of Nursing and Associate Dean for Practice and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has been on the faculty at Mason and considers the study of pharmacology to be a course that truly integrates nursing knowledge, skills, and interdisciplinary teamwork. She credits her students, past and present, for providing a never-ending source of real-world stories that make learning about pharmacology enjoyable in class. She has also published the Pearson textbook Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice with Dr. Adams.
Mohamed Toufic El-Hussein, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD, NP, is an Associate Professor of Nursing in the Department of Health, Community & Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Dr. El-Hussein is a recipient of the distinguished teaching faculty award in the Bachelor of Nursing program at Mount Royal University, School of Nursing & Midwifery. Dr. El Hussein is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary in the faculty of Nursing.
He has initiated and implemented several innovative teaching approaches that have contributed immensely to the critical thinking, analytical, and clinical skills of nursing students. Dr. El-Hussein's passion for teaching emerged while working as a Registered Nurse in critical care settings, where he was selected to facilitate and deliver lectures in the Department of In-Service Education at different hospitals. He completed his Master's in Critical Care and Trauma at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and earned a PhD in Nursing from the University of Calgary then enrolled in the post Masters Nurse Practitioner (NP) program at the university of Calgary and earned his NP diploma. Currently Dr. El Hussein practices as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner—Medical Cardiology Coronary Care Unit at Rockyview General Hospital. His research program focuses on clinical reasoning in nursing practice and the use of innovative teaching strategies to enhance critical thinking among nursing students. Dr. El-Hussein has authored several publications and conference presentations that discuss clinical reasoning processes and highlight innovative teaching strategies designed to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing and to help students deconstruct and assimilate complex concepts.
Joseph Chinyere Osuji, RN, BScN, MN, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Mount Royal University, Calgary. He is a Carnegie scholar and holds a visiting scholar appointment with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His current teaching assignments are Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Community Health, Chronic Disease Management and Advanced Biostatistics. Dr. Osuji has published widely, has authored, and contributed chapters on Medical/Surgical Nursing, Research Methods, Pharmacology, and Chronic Disease Management. Dr. Osuji has received major fellowship awards, research nominations and academic awards for his work. He is interested in research questions that deal with the social determinants of health, homelessness, social justice and poverty, soft computing modelling and informatics, teaching and learning processes in students, clinical reasoning among Registered Nurses and nursing workforce turnover and retention determinants. He has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and has presented on related topics in conferences, both locally and internationally. Dr. Osuji is the proud husband of Mrs. Genevieve Osuji and the father of three girls and two boys.
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