Understanding Basic Pharmacology: Practical Approaches for Effective Application

This textbook builds a step-by-step understanding of the nurse's role in drug administration, how drugs work in the body, how drug information is structured, where to find such information, and how to put it to work in the clinical setting. The book emphasizes the nurse's evolving role in pharmacotherapeutics, highlighting awareness of legal issues and indentifying reliable sources of drug information for building on-going clinical knowledge. It also relates essentials of anatomy and physiology to the study of how drugs work in the body and their effects on patients. Material is organized by body systems and cross-linked to applicable drug clasifications for easier association. 52 drug classifications are introduced, with a dosage calculations supplement to guide students who are nervous about maths through every kind of calculation in a step-by-step manner.