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August 2023
Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd Edition
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Overview
Understand medication principles and safe administration practices to support client-centered nursing care.
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Estimated Dates
Digital Textbook: Available Now
Print Textbook: Available Now
Audiobook: August 2025
Next Edition: 2027
Print Textbook: Available Now
Audiobook: August 2025
Next Edition: 2027
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Annual Student Impact
2,245 students | 18 high school students | $348,502 student savings
Nursing Pharmacology introduces the principles of pharmacology and explores various classes of medications and their effects on the body. The textbook emphasizes the use of the nursing process to safely administer medications, ensuring patient-centered care. While it is not intended to serve as a drug reference, it provides links to DailyMed, a trusted U.S. National Library of Medicine resource, for detailed information on prototype medications within each class. Recognized for its excellence, the first edition of Open RN Nursing Pharmacology won an Award for Excellence from OE Global in 2020. This resource is an essential guide for nursing students, equipping them with the foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to safely and effectively manage medication administration in clinical practice.
Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
- Discuss the processes of pharmacokinetics
- Use multiple professional resources, including technology, to identify pertinent information related to drugs
- Describe the processes of pharmacodynamics
- Consider pharmacodynamic differences across the life span
- Differentiate among prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, herbals, and dietary supplements
Chapter 2: Legal/Ethical
- Discuss federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines for safe medication administration
- Identify drug administration guidelines within the State Nurse Practice Act
- Identify ethical responsibilities related to medication administration
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with controlled substances
- Identify nursing responsibilities to prevent and respond to medication errors
- Explain how nursing response reflects respect for a client’s rights and responsibilities with drug therapy
- Outline nursing actions within the scope of nursing practice as they relate to the administration of medication
- Demonstrate patient-centered care during medication administration by respecting a client’s gender, psychosocial, and cultural needs
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with safe medication administration
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 3: Antimicrobials
- Identify the classifications and actions of antimicrobial medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom antimicrobial medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with antimicrobial therapy
- Identify considerations and implications of using antimicrobial medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 4: Autonomic Nervous System
- Identify the classifications and actions of autonomic nervous system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom autonomic nervous system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with autonomic nervous system medications
- Include considerations and implications of using autonomic nervous system medications across the life span
- Include evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process related to medications that affect the autonomic nervous system
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 5: Respiratory System
- Identify the classifications and actions of respiratory system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom respiratory system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with respiratory system medications
- Include considerations and implications of using respiratory system medications across the life span
- Include evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process related to medications that affect the respiratory system
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 6: Cardiovascular & Renal Systems
- Identify the classifications and actions of cardiovascular medications
- Identify the classifications and actions of renal system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom cardiovascular system medications may be administered
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom renal system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with cardiovascular and renal system medication therapy
- Identify considerations and implications of using cardiovascular system medications across the life span
- Identify considerations and implications of using renal system medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities associated with health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 7: Gastrointestinal System
- Identify the classifications and actions of gastrointestinal system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom gastrointestinal system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with gastrointestinal system medication therapy
- Identify considerations and implications of using gastrointestinal system medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify indications and adverse/side effects associated with the use of herbal supplements
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities related to health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 8: Central Nervous System Introduction
- Identify the classifications and actions of central nervous system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom central nervous system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with central nervous system medication therapy
- Identify considerations and implications of using central nervous system medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities related to health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 9: Endocrine System
- Identify the classifications and actions of endocrine system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom endocrine system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with endocrine system medication therapy
- Identify the considerations and implications of using endocrine system medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify indications, side effects, and potential drug interactions associated with the use of herbal supplements
- Identify and interpret related laboratory tests
- Identify nursing responsibilities related to health teaching and health promotion
Chapter 10: Analgesics & Musculoskeletal System
- Identify the classifications and actions of analgesics
- Identify the classifications and actions of musculoskeletal system medications
- Give examples of when, how, and to whom analgesics and musculoskeletal system medications may be administered
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with administering analgesics
- Identify the side effects and special considerations associated with administering musculoskeletal system medications
- Identify the considerations and implications of using analgesics across the life span
- Identify the considerations and implications of using musculoskeletal system medications across the life span
- Apply evidence-based concepts when using the nursing process
- Identify nursing responsibilities related to health teaching and health promotion
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You are free to:
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First edition funded by U.S. Department of Education Open Textbooks Pilot grant Second edition funded by State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Technical College System funding for Open Educational Resources