Stressed Out About Pharmacology (Book)

The word pharmacology has always sent shivers down nursing students’ spines. Pharmacokinetics, loop diuretics, mood stabilizing agents, and other topics leave future nurses struggling to survive the subject. Now, there’s help.

Stressed Out About Pharmacology delivers need-to-know information in simple and humorous language to give nurses the confidence they need to succeed in the study of how drugs interact with living things.

This must-have book provides:

• Simple explanations of difficult pharmacological concepts
• Study tips and learning strategies that will help the information stick
• A collection of crucial information on drug math, drug interactions, and medications
• A must-have, quick-reference guide on how to avoid harmful medication errors
• Helpful icons that guide the reader through useful resources
• A fun, concise companion to large, cumbersome texts on pharmacology

Take a look inside!

Section 2: Avoid being a drug dunce
Chapter 5: The down low on drugs
Chapter 6: How are drugs named? Knowing nomenclature!
Chapter 7: The five rights and three checks: We’re not obsessive—we’re just nurses!
Chapter 8: Pharmacokinetics: What’s the first-pass effect, anyway?
Chapter 9: Picking the right (or wrong) route
Chapter 10: Put the ‘A’ in math
Chapter 11: How do drugs work?
Chapter 12: Let’s get intertwined in interactions

Section 3: The daily lessons: Drugs by body systems and conditions
Chapter 13: Think about it: Neurological and mental health medications
Chapter 14: Put your heart into it: Cardiovascular medications
Chapter 15: Revelations on respirator system medications
Chapter 16: The goods on gastrointestinal and renal medications
Chapter 17: Let’s hone in on hormones
Chapter 18: Away we go with antimicrobials
Chapter 19: A little time with antineoplastic medications
Chapter 20: Anti-inflammatory and immune system modifiers 101
Chapter 21: We live longer if we take vitamins, right?

Section 4: Patient safety and the pharmacological future
Chapter 22: Avoiding dangerous medication errors
Chapter 23: What can I do to avoid making a medication error?
Chapter 24: So now what? I’m just supposed to know all this?
Chapter 25: Sound the trumpets! It’s time for the final exam!

About the authors

Richard Freedberg, RN, MSN, MPA, has clinical experience that includes staff nursing and management roles in medical-surgical and mental health acute-care settings, home-care nursing, and medical intermediate care. He is currently professor of mental health nursing at Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI. In addition, he continues to practice in a clinical setting.

Contributing author Kenneth R. Rohde is a senior consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc. He brings more than 27 years of experience in quality management to his work with hospitals and medical centers across the country. Mr. Rohde holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Hawaii.

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