The National Emergency Library on the Internet Archive has a selection of e-books that can support this course. These books can be borrowed for two weeks. Registration is required. Also check the EBSCO e-books collection for titles.
NURS113 Students will comprehend the principles of pharmacology and apply the mathematical concepts necessary for calculating fluids and medication dosages. Emphasis is on the utilisation of the drug process and ethical and legal obligations of the nurse during drug administration.
NULB113 Students will demonstrate the general principles of pharmacology in the administration of medications. Emphasis is on demonstrating the drug process, utilizing ethical and legal concepts in the safe administration of drugs.
PDR: Prescriber digital reference.
Epocrates Rx. - one of the most widely used PDA drug databases. The free version has pill pictures and a unique easy to use pill identification program. There is a dose calculator, selected formulary lists and a robust drug-drug interaction checker. There are over-the-counter (OTC) medications included but herbals are only in the paid subscription version. Drugs can be listed by generic or trade name or by class. Formularies can be selected online and downloaded to your PDA. It is available for all PDA platforms.
MedlinePlus Drugs, herbals and supplements.
Drug calculations for health professionals.
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The Nursing Reference Center, available through EBSCO, has an electronic version of Davis's Nursing Drug Guide.
McCuiston, L. E., Vuljoin-DiMaggio, K., Winton, M. B., & Yeager, J. J. (2018). Pharmacology: A patient-centred nursing process approach. (9th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-0323-399166
Kee, J. L., Hayes, E., & McCuiston, L. E. (2015). Study guide for pharmacology: A nursing process approach. (8th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-1455770533
Adams, M. P., Holland, L. N., & Urban, C. Q. (2017). Pharmacology for nurses : A pathophysiologic approach. (5th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 9780134255163
Asperheim, M., & Favaro, J. (2018). Introduction to pharmacology. (13th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-1455726431
Burchum, J. R., & Rosenthal, L. D. (2016). Lehne's pharmacology for nursing care. (9th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-032313321907
Clayton, B. D., & Willihnganz, M. (2017). Basic pharmacology for nurses. (17th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 9780323311120
Dosage calculations made incredibly easy. (2015). (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-1496308375
Gauwitz, D, F. (2015). Administering medications: Pharmacology for health professions. (8th ed.). Glencoe. ISBN 978-0073513751
Karch, A. M. (2017). Focus on nursing pharmacology. (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 9781496318213
Lilley, L.L., Collins, S. R., & Snyder, J. S. (2017). Pharmacology and the nursing process. (8th ed.). St. Louis:Elsevier. ISBN 9780323358286
Moini, J. (2017). Focus on pharmacology: Essentials for health professionals. (3rd ed.). Pearson Education. ISBN 9780134525044
Nursing pharmacology made incredibly easy. (2017). (4th ed.) Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 9781496326324.
Administration of Injections. (2006). Irvine, CA: Concept Media.
Included in Taylor's Video Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills DVD collection (Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2011). : Disc 2. Module 4. Oral and topical medications (88 min.); Module 5. Injectable medications (34 min.); Module 6. Intravenous medications (36 min.); Disc 5. Module 18. Intravenous therapy (56 min.) ; Module 19. Central venous access devices (29 min.).
Medication administration and error prevention. (2005). Irvine, CA: Concept Media
Pharmacodynamics, what a drug does to the body. (2011). San Luis Obispo, CA : Classroom Productions.
Nursing YYYY drug handbook. Wolters Kluwer.
Davis's drug guide for nurses. (Latest edition). F.A. Davis.
Saunders nursing drug handbook YYYY. Elsevier.
Mosby's YYYY nursing drug reference. Elsevier.
Numerous journals are available in full text through the CINAHL and Medline databases on EBSCO. Useful drug information updates are published in:
American Journal Nursing
Critical Care Nurse
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
Nursing
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