Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition

By Laura D. Rosenthal DNP ACNP, Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum DNSc FNP-BC CNE, this comprehensive textbook builds upon the trusted Lehne undergraduate text, tailored specifically for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. The second edition provides a sharp focus on pharmacotherapeutic decision-making, ensuring safe and effective prescribing practices.

Foundational Content for New Prescribers

Three introductory chapters cover essential topics for new prescribers, including prescriptive authority, rational drug selection, prescription writing, and promoting positive outcomes of drug therapy.

Pharmacotherapeutic Content for Commonly Seen Drugs

Core drug chapters focus on the medications most commonly encountered in clinical practice, with an emphasis on primary care drugs and acute care drugs. This ensures that readers are well-equipped to tackle real-world scenarios.

New Features and Updates in the Second Edition

• Genetic and Genomic Considerations chapter: Addresses the growing importance of genetics and genomics in pharmacotherapeutic management of disease.
• Immunomodulators chapter: Covers the innovative therapy’s growing role in cancer treatment.
• Key Prescribing Considerations: Specifically tailored for advanced practice nurses (APNs) and physician assistants (PAs).
• Interprofessional Collaboration: Integrated coverage addresses the growing global interest in interprofessional collaboration, incorporating opportunities for interprofessional collaborative practice throughout.
• Canadian Trade Names: Integrated coverage throughout the text, highlighted with a familiar maple-leaf icon.
• Updated Content: Includes drug legislation, opioid addiction, legalized marijuana, and laboratory drug monitoring, refocused on the needs of APNs and PAs.
• Improved Legibility: Elimination of “small type” and a more user-friendly graphic design.

This comprehensive textbook is a valuable resource for advanced practice nursing and physician assistant students, providing everything needed to become safe and effective prescribers.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Saunders
• Edition: 2nd
• Publication Date: March 12, 2020
• Language: English
• Pages: 944
• ISBN-10: 0323554954
• ISBN-13: 978-0323554954