Ensure your mastery of need-to-know Canadian pharmacology nursing principles with the Study Guide for Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, 5th Edition. Designed to accompany the Lilley's textbook, this dynamic study guide helps you better understand, retain, and apply the information and concepts from each chapter of the text. Worksheets for each chapter include multiple-choice review questions, critical thinking and application questions, case studies, and a wealth of other learning activities to help you fully prepare for credentialling exams.
- NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the organization and updated information housed in the fifth edition of Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice.
- Chapter-by-chapter worksheets are divided into three main sections: chapter review and examination preparation including multiple-choice and matching questions, critical thinking and application questions with some chapters including a critical thinking crossword puzzle, and case studies.
- Chapter review and examination preparation in each chapter worksheet includes a number of application-based practice questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), including at least one alternate-item question per chapter.
- UNIQUE! Cartoon-illustrated study tips help you manage your study time more effectively and expand upon the study skills tips included on the accompanying Evolve website.
- Variety of questions includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, labelling and ordering, matching, and short answer.
- Focus on prioritization features at least one prioritization exercise in each chapter, in which you must evaluate a clinical scenario and answer the question: "What is the nurse's best action?" These exercises provide practice with identifying the most important, need-to-know nursing actions.
- Overview of Dosage Calculations section features explanations of key drug calculations concepts, sample drug labels, practice problems, and a practice quiz.
- Answers for all exercises are provided at the back of the book to facilitate self-study.
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Elsevier HealthScience EN
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978-0-323-81140-8 (9780323811408)
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Dr. Kara Sealock is a tenured, Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary with a focus in adult education. She has extensive experience teaching students from years 1 to 4 in both clinical and theory. Dr. Sealock is passionate about pathophysiology, assessment, and pharmacology content addressing populations across the lifespan, supporting students as they transition from student to practitioner, and student success on NCLEX-RN. To the educator role, Dr. Sealock brings strong clinical nursing experience in adult critical care (ICU/CCU), medical-surgical, gerontology, and clinical research (cardiovascular and endocrinology). Dr. Sealock's research interests include adult learning with specific attention to cognitive levels of learning in clinical and theoretical environments (critical thinking/clinical judgement), student success on NCLEX-RN and faculty development, relational inquiry, and empathy. She has presented at the local, provincial, and national level. Dr. Sealock has been an NCSBN item writer for the NCLEX and NGN. She is also the NGN faculty training lead at the University of Calgary. Along with being one of the co-authors of our Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice, Dr. Sealock serves as Elsevier's Canadian NCLEX-NGN subject matter expert. Dr. Sealock holds the 2019 Faculty of Nursing, Pursuit of Excellence Award- Committee's Choice, and was recently awarded the 2022/23 Pat Griffin Research Grant by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN).Cydnee Seneviratne, RN, BScN, MN, PhD
1. Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy2. Pharmacological Principles3. Legal and Ethical Considerations4. Patient-Focused Considerations5. Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics6. Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding7. Patient Education and Drug Therapy8. Over-the-Counter Drugs and Natural Health Products9. Vitamins and Minerals10. Principles of Drug Administration11. Analgesic Drugs12. General and Local Anaesthetics13. Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants14. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs15. Antiepileptic Drugs16. Antiparkinsonian Drugs17. Psychotherapeutic Drugs18. Substance Use Disorder19. Adrenergic Drugs20. Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs21. Cholinergic Drugs22. Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs23. Antihypertensive Drugs24. Antianginal Drugs25. Heart Failure Drugs26. Diuretic Drugs27. Antidysrhythmic Drugs28. Coagulation Modifier Drugs29. Antilipemic Drugs30. Fluids and Electrolytes31. Pituitary Drugs32. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs33. Antidiabetic Drugs34. Adrenal Drugs35. Women's Health Drugs36. Men's Health Drugs37. Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants38. Respiratory Drugs39. Acid-Controlling Drugs40. Antidiarrheal Drugs and Laxatives41. Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs42. Nutritional Supplements43. Antibiotics Part 1: Sulfonamides, Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Macrolides, and Tetracyclines44. Antibiotics Part 2: Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, and Other Drugs45. Antiviral Drugs46. Antitubercular Drugs47. Antifungal Drugs48. Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Anthelmintic Drugs49. Anti-inflammatory and Antigout Drugs50. Immunosuppressant Drugs51. Immunizing Drugs and Pandemic Preparedness52. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs53. Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle-Nonspecific and Miscellaneous Drugs54. Biological Response-Modifying Drugs and Antirheumatic Drugs55. Anemia Drugs56. Dermatological Drugs57. Ophthalmic Drugs58. Otic Drugs
