Essentials of pharmacology for nurses

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Having an unambiguous standard of names for each drug is important because many different brand names may sell a drug, or a branded medication may contain more than one drug. Perhaps: The skin is an important barrier to infection, and injections, which can be painful, also break that barrier. The Pharmacology Matters team have a series of articles and blogs planned to celebrate awareness days and weeks throughout the year.

Critical thinking activities and interactive activities are included to promote and check understanding. Easy to navigate, and having the content easily accessible from the web or ebook interface was even more helpful. It is essential that nurses and midwifes receive every support to protect themselves and continue to deliver care to the most vulnerable in our society.

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In April, World Health Day was dedicated to nurses and midwives and in May we will celebrate International Nurses Day, making it timely to shine a spotlight on this underrepresented group in the Society who apply the principles of pharmacology in their day-to-day roles. Having a firm grasp of pharmacology principles will allow the nurse to do this, again highlighting the importance of pharmacology. As this is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, let’s continue to raise awareness and champion the valuable contributions our nursing professionals make. The text is easily divided into smaller reading sections that can be assigned at different points within the course. This unique pharmacology review can be utilized as a spiral-bound notebook or as individual flashcards, making it ideal for mobile study.The language and glossary helped the reader to have a clear understanding of the technical terminology in pharmacology. For autonomy, the nurse promotes the right of self-determination and recognizes patient self-worth by encouraging them to participate in decisions about their health.

Information in the text is consistently presented throughout the text to make not only finding relevant material easy but also to navigate through the material. This text, written by renowned nursing educators, helps you comprehend and apply pharmacology principles. The book was easy to read and understand specially for first year nursing students as well as advancing students in nursing. The Nursing Pharmacology OER by the Wisconsin Technical College System authored by Chippewa Valley Technical College is comprehensive for entry level nursing students that covers areas aligned with our curriculum and end of program student learning outcomes in pharmacology.

Such an understanding offers insight into how the effects of drugs might be experienced by the patient, and also the extent to which undesirable effects may be produced (Table 2). Medications are grouped by concept/system it affects and then broken down even further into pharmacological classification in each chapter.