Student Workbook
and Resource Guide for
PHARMACOLOGY
Connections to Nursing Practice
Michael Patrick Adams Robert W. Koch
mynursingkit
Michael Patrick Adams
, Pearson Nursing
NCLEX-RN® Nursing Reviews
& Rationales Series
www.mynursingkit.com provides a concentrated review of core
• Register with the access code content and hundreds of practice
Choose from
included with every textbook NCLEX-RN® questions with
many different titles
• Includes animations and videos, comprehensive rationales.
• Provides accurate, informed support
games and interactive exercises,
for clinical decision making at point
NCLEX® review questions with
of care
comprehensive rationales,
and more!
Real Nursing Skills
E-Book Version • Designed to help students visualize
how to perform clinical nursing skills
• Fully searchable and media rich
and understand the concepts and
• Take notes and highlight important text
rationales for each skill.
(separate purchase)
• Hundreds of realistic video clips, ani¬
mations, illustrations, and photographs
Student Workbook and
• Each skill reviews Purpose, Equipment,
Resource Guide
Preparation, Procedure (including
• Companion workbook that helps you
variations), Post-Procedure; Expected
succeed in pharmacology
Outcomes, and Documentation.
• Includes focused study tips, case
studies, NCLEX® review questions
and more!
NLN Practice Tests
mynur^ngfelb www.nlnonlinetesting.org/demos.html
• Course-specific, nationally
• Gives students the opportunity to
standardized tests available
test themselves on key concepts
and skills. • Two 50-item practice exams available
in online format to simulate NCLEX®
• Tracks student progress through the
environment
course and uses a personalized
study plan to achieve success. • Instantly scored with rationales
• Features Care Plans, Case Studies, • Students can share results with
and other interactive exercises. instructors
\
More information and purchasing options
PEARSON on these and other Pearson products
visit www.mynursingkit.com
,Student Workbookand Resource
Guide for
PHARMACOLOGY
Connections to Nursing Practice
ROBBIE L. MURPHY, BSN, RN,
BC-GERONTOLOGY
San Jacinto College
Houston, Texas
Pearson
New York Boston San Francisco
London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid
, Notice: Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of information presented in this book. The autho
editors, and the publisher, however, cannot accept any responsibility for errors or omissions or for consequen
from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to
contents.
The authors and publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selections and dosages set forth in t
text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at time of publication. However, in view of ongo
research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy a
reactions, the reader is urged to check the package inserts of all drugs for any change in indications or dosage a
for added warning and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and
infrequently employed drug.
Publisher: Julie Levin Alexander
Assistant to Publisher: Regina Bruno
Editor-in-Chief: Maura Connor
Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief: Marion Gottlieb
Executive Acquisitions Editor: Kelly Trakalo
Assistant to the Executive Acquisitions Editor: Lauren Sweeney
Media Product Manager: Travis Moses-Westphal
Director of Marketing: Karen Allman
Marketing Specialist: Michael Sirinides
Marketing Assistant: Crystal Gonzalez
Managing Editor, Production: Patrick Walsh
Production Editor: Norine Strang, S4Carlisle Publishing Services
Production Liaison: Anne Garcia
Manufacturing Manager: Uene Sanford
Cover Design: Integra Software Services, Ltd.
Composition: S4Carlisle Publishing Services
Printer/Binder: Bind-Rite Graphics/Robbinsville
Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown
Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights reserved. Printed i
the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from
the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or b
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s
write to: Rights and Permissions Department.
\
10 9876543
and Resource Guide for
PHARMACOLOGY
Connections to Nursing Practice
Michael Patrick Adams Robert W. Koch
mynursingkit
Michael Patrick Adams
, Pearson Nursing
NCLEX-RN® Nursing Reviews
& Rationales Series
www.mynursingkit.com provides a concentrated review of core
• Register with the access code content and hundreds of practice
Choose from
included with every textbook NCLEX-RN® questions with
many different titles
• Includes animations and videos, comprehensive rationales.
• Provides accurate, informed support
games and interactive exercises,
for clinical decision making at point
NCLEX® review questions with
of care
comprehensive rationales,
and more!
Real Nursing Skills
E-Book Version • Designed to help students visualize
how to perform clinical nursing skills
• Fully searchable and media rich
and understand the concepts and
• Take notes and highlight important text
rationales for each skill.
(separate purchase)
• Hundreds of realistic video clips, ani¬
mations, illustrations, and photographs
Student Workbook and
• Each skill reviews Purpose, Equipment,
Resource Guide
Preparation, Procedure (including
• Companion workbook that helps you
variations), Post-Procedure; Expected
succeed in pharmacology
Outcomes, and Documentation.
• Includes focused study tips, case
studies, NCLEX® review questions
and more!
NLN Practice Tests
mynur^ngfelb www.nlnonlinetesting.org/demos.html
• Course-specific, nationally
• Gives students the opportunity to
standardized tests available
test themselves on key concepts
and skills. • Two 50-item practice exams available
in online format to simulate NCLEX®
• Tracks student progress through the
environment
course and uses a personalized
study plan to achieve success. • Instantly scored with rationales
• Features Care Plans, Case Studies, • Students can share results with
and other interactive exercises. instructors
\
More information and purchasing options
PEARSON on these and other Pearson products
visit www.mynursingkit.com
,Student Workbookand Resource
Guide for
PHARMACOLOGY
Connections to Nursing Practice
ROBBIE L. MURPHY, BSN, RN,
BC-GERONTOLOGY
San Jacinto College
Houston, Texas
Pearson
New York Boston San Francisco
London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid
, Notice: Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of information presented in this book. The autho
editors, and the publisher, however, cannot accept any responsibility for errors or omissions or for consequen
from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to
contents.
The authors and publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selections and dosages set forth in t
text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at time of publication. However, in view of ongo
research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy a
reactions, the reader is urged to check the package inserts of all drugs for any change in indications or dosage a
for added warning and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and
infrequently employed drug.
Publisher: Julie Levin Alexander
Assistant to Publisher: Regina Bruno
Editor-in-Chief: Maura Connor
Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief: Marion Gottlieb
Executive Acquisitions Editor: Kelly Trakalo
Assistant to the Executive Acquisitions Editor: Lauren Sweeney
Media Product Manager: Travis Moses-Westphal
Director of Marketing: Karen Allman
Marketing Specialist: Michael Sirinides
Marketing Assistant: Crystal Gonzalez
Managing Editor, Production: Patrick Walsh
Production Editor: Norine Strang, S4Carlisle Publishing Services
Production Liaison: Anne Garcia
Manufacturing Manager: Uene Sanford
Cover Design: Integra Software Services, Ltd.
Composition: S4Carlisle Publishing Services
Printer/Binder: Bind-Rite Graphics/Robbinsville
Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown
Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights reserved. Printed i
the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from
the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or b
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s
write to: Rights and Permissions Department.
\
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