Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach 9th Edition

Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, Ninth Edition by Linda E. McCuistion, Kathleen Vuljoin-DiMaggio, Mary B. Winton, and Jennifer J. Yeager — Published by Elsevier / Saunders

Using a streamlined prototype approach and an emphasis on nursing care, this text makes it easy for today's nursing students to better understand the complicated subject of pharmacology. The book's detailed chapter on dosage calculation, the nursing process framework for drug therapy, strong QSEN focus, and summaries of prototype drugs help deliver the perfect pharmacology foundation.

The Ninth Edition features an improved overall organization, more streamlined content, updated prototype drug charts, a new chapter on transplant drugs, expanded information on cultural considerations, and new and updated critical thinking case studies. Taking a drug classification approach to learning, the text organizes content into eighteen units spanning the full breadth of pharmacology — from autonomic and central nervous system agents to antimicrobials, cardiovascular, endocrine, and reproductive health topics — making it suitable for nursing students across all levels of preparation.

Linda E. McCuistion received her doctoral and graduate nursing degrees from Louisiana State University and William Carey College, and is a retired professor from the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans. Kathleen Vuljoin-DiMaggio is Professor Emerita at the University of Holy Cross. Mary B. Winton and Jennifer J. Yeager are both Associate Professors at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Together, they have crafted a text that prepares nursing students to succeed on the NCLEX and to apply sound pharmacological judgment safely throughout their professional careers.