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Roach’s IntroductoryClinicalPharmacology, TenthEdition, International Edition SusanM. Ford,MN, RN, CNE 978-1-4511-8895-0 •October2013 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 720pp. • 105 Illus • 100Tables 978-1-4511-8671-0 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly

Prepare for your future career and successon theNCLEX ® with theonly pharmacologytextbooktrulywritten for theLPN/LVN student, Roach’s IntroductoryClinical Pharmacology . This proven book will help you every step of theway tomaster one of themost challenging content areas in the LPN/LVN curriculum.Organizedbybody system, the book provides a clear, concise introduction to pharmacology, focusing on basicprinciples and thenurse’s responsibility indrugadministration. Features • Focus students’ readingandenhance theirmasteryof course concepts through chapter-opening LearningObjectives , Key Terms , and DrugClass lists that identifypotential errors and safety concerns. • Helpyour students identifydrug contraindications, precautions, and interactions through TheNursingProcess framework that presents careof thepatient as it relates to thedruganddrug regimen, aswell as ChecklistsofRelevantNursingDiagnoses . • Helpyour studentsmaster important patient care conceptswith Pharmacology inPractice case studies that focusonassessment, administration, or teaching issues that havean impactona real-life patient.Chapter-ending ThinkCritically questions return to the patient in the case studyandask students toexploreoptions and make clinical judgments related to theadministrationof drugs. • Prepareyour students to identifyurgent nursingactions thatmay be requiredwhenmanagingapatient receivinga specificdrugor drug category through NursingAlerts . • Prepareyour students forNCLEX ® successwith BuildYour Knowledge (Informationand fact-basedquestions that get studentswarmedup), ApplyYourKnowledge (questions keyed to theactualNCLEX-PN ® test plan), and Prepare for theNCLEX ® (questions structured like thoseon theNCLEX ® exam). • Prepareyour students for their future careerswithvital tools, includinga Drug InteractionTable that provides at-a-glance informationabout the likelihoodof apatient problemwhen multipledrugs aregivenand SummaryDrugTables that listdrugs from the classesdiscussed ineach chapter, includingnames, uses, frequent adverse reactions, andgeneral dosing information.

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Table of Contents UNIT I: NursingFoundationofClinical Pharmacology Ch. 1: General Principles of Pharmacology Ch. 2: Administration ofDrugs Ch. 3:MakingDrugDosing Safer Ch. 4:TheNursing Process Ch. 5: Patient andFamilyTeaching UNIT II: DrugsUsed toFight Infections Ch. 6: AntibacterialDrugs - Sulfonamides Ch.7: AntibacterialDrugsThatDisrupt the CellWall Ch. 8: AntibacterialDrugsThat Interferewith Protein Synthesis Ch. 9: AntibacterialDrugsThat Interferewith DNA/RNA Synthesis Ch. 10: AntitubercularDrugs Ch. 11: AntiviralDrugs Ch. 12: Antifungal andAntiparasiticDrugs UNIT III: DrugsUsed toManagePain UNIT IV: DrugsThatAffect theCentral NervousSystem UNITV: DrugsThatAffect the PeripheralNervousSystem UNITVI: DrugsThatAffect the NeuromuscularSystem UNITVII: DrugsThatAffect the RespiratorySystem UNITVIII: DrugsThatAffect the CardiovascularSystem UNIT IX: DrugsThatAffect the Gastrointestinal System UNITXI: DrugsThatAffect theUrinary System UNITXII: DrugsThatAffect the ImmuneSystem UNITXIII: DrugThatAffectOther BodySystems Appendix

StudyGuide forRoach’s IntroductoryClinical Pharmacology SusanM. Ford,MN, RN, CNE 978-1-4511-9039-7 •September2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875”

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