Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy

Get all the basics on drug therapies--and administer drugs confidently and accurately--with the newly updated Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy, 4th Edition.Written in the enjoyable, award-winning Incredibly Easy style, this easy-to-follow, fully illustrated guide offers step-by-step direction on the medication process, from assessing patient needs, to planning care, to implementation and positive outcomes. Strengthen your understanding of your class materials, get ready for the NCLEX® or certification exam, and administer drug therapies--safely and effectively! Build a strong platform of pharmacology knowledge and skills with. . . *NEW and updated content on the newest approved medications and dosages and NEW tables listing:*NEW vaccines and treatment for biological weapons exposure*NEW treatment and antidotes for chemical weapons exposure*NEW herbal drugs content*NEW icons and images that clarify content*Revised and updated content on the concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics*Pharmacology basics - How drugs are derived, developed, classified, and administered; classes of drugs by body system; their uses and mechanisms*"Nurse Joy" and "Nurse Jake" illustrated characters offering tips and insights throughout*Quick-scan format with concise, bulleted content*Hundreds of illustrations and diagrams explaining key concepts and providing clear direction on administering drugs; drug distribution, absorption, and metabolism; potential drug interactions; adverse reactions; how different classes of drugs work in different body systems*Special chapter features:*Just the facts - A quick summary of chapter content*Advice from the experts - Experienced practitioners' insights*Prototype pro - Actions, indications, and nursing considerations for common prototype drugs*Nursing process - Patient assessment, diagnosis, outcome goals, implementation, and evaluation for each type and class of drug*Pharm function - Illustrating how drugs act in the