Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care 12th edition (twelfth edition)

About this book

Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care 12th edition by Jacqueline Burchum and Laura Rosenthal teaches nursing students how medications work and how pharmacologic principles guide safe nursing care. Rather than emphasizing memorization of isolated drug facts, the book uses representative prototype drugs to explain drug classes, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, interactions, and the nursing decisions required before, during, and after medication administration.

The 12th edition covers pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug regulation, medication administration, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and patient variability across the life span. System based sections address medications affecting the autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, pain, inflammation, infection, cancer, and other major areas of drug therapy, with nursing implications integrated throughout each drug family.

This book is especially useful for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Students, Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Students, Registered Nursing Students, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Students, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Nursing Pharmacology Students, NCLEX RN Candidates, and Nursing Students During Clinical Rotations. Its prototype drug approach is particularly useful for learning how knowledge of one representative medication can be applied to related drugs within the same pharmacologic class.

BSN and ADN students, NP students, APRNs, NCLEX RN candidates, clinical trainees, and practicing nurses can use this edition to connect mechanisms of action with therapeutic effects, recognize serious adverse reactions and interactions, plan medication monitoring, and deliver accurate patient teaching. The 12th edition, 2025 is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, so you can begin studying immediately for pharmacology coursework, medication administration, clinical rotations, NCLEX RN preparation, or nursing practice.