ISBN:
9780323811644
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
10-11-2024
Page Count:
1200
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$79.99
Lilley's Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
by Kara Sealock, RN, BN, MEd, EdD and Cydnee Seneviratne, RN, BScN, MN, PhD
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323811644
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
10-11-2024
Page Count:
1200
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$79.99
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Let Canada’s #1 pharmacology text guide your students in mastering the complicated world of nursing pharmacology! Now in its fifth edition, Lilley’s Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice covers all the key pharmacology content needed by today’s Canadian nurses. Known for its vibrant design, abundance of visuals, and wealth of helpful feature boxes, this engaging text brings important pharmacology concepts to life. The book’s popular and unique key drug approach focuses only on the drug information nurses need to know to safely and effectively administer drugs. Providing exam preparation and insightful learning strategies, this complete (and proven) pharmacology text helps students succeed in school, clinicals, and professional practice.
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- UPDATED! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest Health Canada drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content.
- UPDATED! Coverage of current top-of-mind topics includes the new 2023 COPD definition, new asthma recommendations and guidelines, the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory diseases and management, pharmacology as it pertains to palliative care, updated marijuana information for both medical and recreational purposes, issues surrounding the use and misuse of fentanyl and the take-home distribution of naloxone kits used to tackle the growing fentanyl crises, and more.
- NEW! The latest Canadian statistics, research, legislation, regulations, and clinical practice guidelines have been incorporated throughout the text as well as content reflecting the 2017 CNA Code of Ethics, updated references, and more.
- Comprehensive visual program incorporates diagrams, graphs, charts, and photos throughout the text to accompany difficult concepts and theories and help facilitate learning.
- Consistent and colourful reader-friendly format utilizes summary tables and a practical body systems organization to integrate pharmacology content with what students are learning in medical-surgical and adult health nursing courses.
- UPDATED! Practice questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® are included on the companion Evolve website.
- Popular key drug approach focuses on need-to-know content for safe clinical practice, using a streamlined approach to drug indications and emphasizing only the most common or serious adverse effects.
- Focus on prioritization connects prioritized nursing diagnoses to a corresponding prioritization of goals and outcomes.
- Case studies reflect real-world scenarios and the diverse Canadian population.
- Incorporation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action in Chapters 4 and 7 now covers Indigenous health and healing practices, an explanation of the Indigenous medicine wheel, and alternative medicinal interventions.
- Examination review questions help readers more thoroughly prepare for credentialling exams.
- Evolve website is included with new text adoptions and emphasizes active learning for increased student engagement.
- Cartoon-illustrated study tips on Evolve cover study, time management, and test-taking tips.
- Wealth of student-friendly learning aids includes approachable text elements such as:
- Case studies throughout the text that help bring patients to life
- Drug profiles highlighting specific information on commonly used agents
- More than 250 full-colour photos and illustrations showing how drugs work in the body and how to administer medications safely and effectively
- Pharmacokinetics tables that include "Elimination Half-Life" information for each drug profile
- Dosages tables providing instant access to dosages, routes, and indications for individual drugs
- Patient Teaching tips outlining useful patient information specific to each drug group
- Evidence in Practice boxes featuring current research and findings relevant to nursing pharmacology
- Lab Values Related to Drug Therapy summary boxes covering therapeutic levels of various drugs
- Preventing Medication Errors boxes reinforcing concepts introduced in the medication errors chapter and relating them to specific common errors that occur in nursing pharmacology
- Ethnocultural Implications boxes discussing differences to expect among cultural or ethnic groups
- Natural Health Products boxes providing an Overview, Common Uses, Adverse Effects, Potential Drug Interactions, and Contraindications for popular herbal therapies
- Special Populations Considerations boxes highlighting critical points related to drug therapy in children, adolescents, women and older adult patients
- Legal and Ethical Principles boxes promoting awareness of liability issues and proper professional conduct
- Pharmacokinetic Bridge to Nursing Practice covering topics such as heart failure, women’s health issues, iron, and monitoring renal function
- Key points summarizing the most important pharmacology and nursing content in each chapter
- Examination review questions in every chapter
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About the Authors
Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART 1 Pharmacology Basics
1 Nursing Practice in Canada and Drug Therapy
Overview
Assessment
Analysis of Data
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Evidence-Informed Practice
2 Pharmacological Principles
Overview
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacoeconomics
Toxicology
Summary
3 Legal and Ethical Considerations
Legal Considerations
New Drug Development
Health Canada Drug Approval Process
Legal Nursing Considerations and Drug Therapy
Ethical Considerations
4 Patient-Focused Considerations
Population-Based Considerations and Drug
Therapy
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses: Age-Related
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Diagnoses: Ethnocultural
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
5 Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
Overview
Discovery, Structure, and Function of DNA
Gene Therapy
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
Application of Genetic Principles in Drug Therapy
and the Nursing Process
6 Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding
Overview
Issues Contributing to Errors
Preventing, Responding to, Reporting, and
Documenting Medication Errors: A Nursing
Perspective
Other Ethical Issues
Summary
7 Patient Education and Drug Therapy
Overview
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Summary
8 Over-the-Counter Drugs and Natural Health Products
Over-the-Counter Drugs
Natural Health Products
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
9 Vitamins and Minerals
Overview
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Minerals
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
10 Principles of Drug Administration
Preparing for Drug Administration
Enteral Drugs
Parenteral Drugs
Topical Drugs
PART 2 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
11 Analgesic Drugs
Overview
Opioid Drugs
Nonopioid and Miscellaneous Analgesics
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
12 General and Local Anaesthetics
Anaesthetics
Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
Pharmacokinetic Bridge to Nursing Practice
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
13 Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle
Relaxants
Overview
Benzodiazepines and Miscellaneous Hypnotic
Drugs
Barbiturates
Over-the-Counter Hypnotics
Muscle Relaxants
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
14 Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs
Overview
Drugs for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
and Narcolepsy
Anorexiants
Antimigraine Drugs
Analeptics
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
15 Antiepileptic Drugs
Epilepsy
Antiepileptic Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
16 Antiparkinsonian Drugs
Parkinson’s Disease
Direct-Acting Dopaminergic Drugs
Indirect-Acting Dopaminergic Drugs
Anticholinergic Therapy
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
17 Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Overview
Overview of Mental Health Disorders
Anxiolytic Drugs
Mood-Stabilizing Drugs
Antidepressant Drugs
Antipsychotic Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
18 Substance Use Disorder
Overview
Opioids
Stimulants
Depressants
Alcohol
Nicotine
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
PART 3 Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous
System
19 Adrenergic Drugs
Overview
Adrenergic Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
20 Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs
Overview
Alpha Blocker
Beta Blockers
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
21 Cholinergic Drugs
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Cholinergic Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
22 Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs
Overview
Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
PART 4 Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and
Renal System
23 Antihypertensive Drugs
Overview
Additional Adrenergic Drugs
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers
Vasodilators
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
24 Antianginal Drugs
Overview
Antianginal Drugs
Determining Drug Therapy
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
25 Heart Failure Drugs
Overview
First-Line Drug Therapy
Additional Heart Failure Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
26 Diuretic Drugs
Overview
Diuretic Drugs
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Loop Diuretics
Osmotic Diuretics
Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
Thiazides and Thiazide-Like Diuretics
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
27 Antidysrhythmic Drugs
Dysrhythmias and Normal Cardiac
Electrophysiology
Antidysrhythmic Drugs
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
28 Coagulation Modifier Drugs
Overview
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelet Drugs
Thrombolytic Drugs
Antifibrinolytic Drugs
Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
29 Antilipemic Drugs
Overview
Lipids and Lipid Abnormalities
Coronary Artery Disease
Antilipemic Drugs and Dyslipidemia Treatment
Guidelines
Miscellaneous Lipid-Lowering Agents
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
30 Fluids and Electrolytes
Physiology of Fluid Balance
Application of Solutions and Blood Products
Physiology of Electrolyte Balance
Assessment
Nursing Diagnoses
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
PART 5 Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
31 Pituitary Drugs
Endocrine System
Pituitary Drugs
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