Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Karen Anderson, MSN, RN

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ISBN: 9780443434433

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Imprint: Mosby

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Teach your students the skills needed to safely administer medications! Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants, 3rd Edition, covers the principles and techniques of drug administration for common drugs and over-the-counter medications. Topics include basic pharmacology, the most prescribed drugs for conditions across all body systems, delegation and lifespan considerations, ethics and laws, and math skills for accurate dosage calculation. Following the NCSBN’s Medication Assistant-Certified (MA-C) model curriculum, this text is a complete guide to the medication assistant’s role, function, and scope of practice.

New to This Edition
- NEW! Updated drug content includes current brand names, dosages, therapeutic effects, and side effects
- NEW! Updated review questions are included on the Evolve companion website
Key Features
- NEW! Updated drug content includes current brand names, dosages, therapeutic effects, and side effects
- NEW! Updated review questions are included on the Evolve companion website
- Clear, easy-to-read writing style makes it easy for students to understand what they’ve read
- Step-by-step instructions for procedures include sections covering quality of life, pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure
- Color illustrations and photographs depict key ideas, concepts, and procedure steps
- Documentation reporting and recording is discussed for each drug
- Delegation Guidelines describe the information the aide needs from the nurse and care plan before giving a drug
- Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes summarize guidelines for the MA-C in providing optimal patient care when administering drugs
- Focus on Communication boxes suggest what to say and questions to ask when interacting with patients, residents, family, and nursing staff
- Focus on Older Persons boxes provide age-specific considerations when administering drugs to older patients
- Key Terms and Key Abbreviations are defined at the beginning of each chapter
- Review Questions in each chapter help students evaluate their comprehension, with answers provided on Evolve
- Arithmetic Review in the appendix covers the basic math skills needed for calculating and checking medication dosages
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Contents

1. The Medication Assistant
2. Delegation
3. Ethics and Laws
4. Assisting with the Nursing Process
5. Body Structure and Function
6. Basic Pharmacology
7. Life Span Considerations
8. Drug Orders and Prescriptions
9. Medication Safety
10. Oral, Sublingual, and Buccal Drugs
11. Topical Drugs
12. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Inhaled Drugs
13. Vaginal and Rectal Drugs
14. Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
15. Drugs Used for Mental Health Disorders
16. Drugs Used for Seizure Disorders
17. Drugs Used to Manage Pain
18. Drugs Used to Lower Lipids
19. Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension
20. Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias
21. Drugs Used to Treat Angina, Peripheral Vascular Disease, and Heart Failure
22. Drugs Used for Diuresis
23. Drugs Used to Treat Thrombo-Embolic Diseases
24. Drugs Used to Treat Respiratory Diseases
25. Drugs Used to Treat Gastro-Esophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease
26. Drugs Used to Treat Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation, and Diarrhea
27. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes and Thyroid Diseases
28. Cortico-Steroids and Gonadal Hormones
29. Drugs Used in Men’s and Women’s Health
30. Drugs Used to Treat Urinary System Disorders
31. Drugs Used to Treat Eye Disorders
32. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer
33. Drugs Affecting Muscles and Joints
34. Drugs Used to Treat Infections
35. Nutrition and Herbal and Dietary Supplement Therapy
Authors

Karen Anderson, MSN, RN, Instructor, RN Program, San Diego State University, USA
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