Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 9th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for Students

By Rebecca Tucker, this book is designed to help students master the principles of drug therapy before diving into the specifics of individual drugs. It provides a concise and student-friendly approach to the concepts needed to pass NCLEX exams and establish a foundation for effective drug therapy in clinical practice.

Rebecca Tucker builds on Amy M. Karch’s popular, streamlined writing style, integrating students’ knowledge of physiology, chemistry, and nursing fundamentals with a focus on essential information about each drug group. The 9th edition is extensively updated and full of engaging learning features, keeping students at the forefront of nursing pharmacology while cultivating critical thinking, clinical judgment, and patient communication skills.

New and Updated Features

The 9th edition includes several new and updated features to enhance students’ mastery of nursing pharmacology:

• Vitamin, Minerals, Complementary/Alternative Medications chapter: This new chapter strengthens students’ mastery of this emerging priority for NCLEX preparation and clinical practice.
• Ear Medications and Blood and Blood Products appendices: These appendices provide fast access to coverage of recent advancements in these key pharmacology areas.
• Expanded coverage of substance use and illicit substances: This updated content keeps students current with the latest perspectives and approaches in nicotine and nicotine replacement, alcohol, and medications to treat withdrawal/abstinence medication.
• Dosage Calculations chapter: This updated chapter familiarizes students with equations and measurement systems they’ll encounter in clinical practice.

Product Details

Publisher: LWW

Edition: Ninth, North American edition (January 18, 2023)

Language: English

Pages: 1168

ISBN-10: 1975180402

ISBN-13: 978-1975180409

Reading age: 1 year and up