Pharmacology Essentials

This textbook aims to take the fear out of pharmacology for LPN/LVN students. Topics covered include preparation forms and routes, drug abuse, radiation therapy, and IV therapy techniques. There are step-by-step instructions intended as checklists for performance evaluation, enabling students to practice with a partner to ensure that each task is completed correctly. There are drug lists at the start of each chapter, the text is organized by drug classification system, and there are mental aerobics and learning activities at the end of each chapter.
 
This textbook aims to take the fear out of pharmacology for LPN/LVN students. Topics covered include preparation forms and routes, drug abuse, radiation therapy, and IV therapy techniques. There are step-by-step instructions intended as checklists for performance evaluation, enabling students to practice with a partner to ensure that each task is completed correctly. There are drug lists at the start of each chapter, the text is organized by drug classification system, and there are mental aerobics and learning activities at the end of each chapter.