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Using easy-to-follow language and engaging learning tools \u2015 like\u00a0<i>Memory Joggers<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Clinical Pitfalls<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Do Not Confuse<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>Drug Alerts<\/i>\u00a0\u2015 the second edition of\u00a0<b>Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety<\/b>\u00a0helps readers really understand<i>\u00a0how\u00a0<\/i>drugs work. In addition to the popular critical thinking activities from the first edition, the second edition also includes more chapter review questions, updated content, and a new organization that centers on the different body systems. For students who have a limited background in the sciences and want complete preparation for licensure exams and clinical practice, there is no better choice than\u00a0<b>Understanding Pharmacology, 2nd Edition<\/b>!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Entire unit reviewing math, weights and measures, and dosage calculation\u00a0<\/b>minimizes readers\u2019 anxiety and promotes medication safety.<\/li>\n<li><b>Clever, easy-to-recognize margin icons\u00a0<\/b>help visual learners remember essential side effects of drugs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Simplified heading structure\u00a0<\/b>replaces intimidating terminology (i.e. pharmacokinetics) with simplified language (How These Drugs Work) to increase understanding of concepts.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Drug Alert!, Do-Not-Confuse,\u00a0<\/i>and<i>\u00a0Clinical Pitfall\u00a0<\/i>boxes<\/b>\u00a0highlight important tips for safe medication administration.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Memory Jogger<\/i>\u00a0boxes\u00a0<\/b>help readers remember important drug information.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Get Ready for Practice<\/i>\u00a0sections<\/b>\u00a0at the end of each chapter include key points, chapter review questions, and critical thinking activities to reinforce learning.<\/li>\n<li><b>10th grade reading level\u00a0<\/b>uses straightforward, everyday language to really enhance readers\u2019 understanding of pharmacology concepts.<\/li>\n<li><b>Incorporation of adult learning theory<\/b>\u00a0features both a simple to complex organization of material along with answers to\u00a0<i>why\u00a0<\/i>readers need to learn something.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NEW! 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All review questions are now organized into one of two categories:\u00a0<i>Test Yourself on the Basics<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Test Yourself on Advanced Concepts<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety 2nd Edition<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Publisher \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>Saunders; 2nd edition (December 9, 2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Language \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>English<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>9781455739769<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\">ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>978-1455739769<\/span><\/li>\n<li>FORMAT : KINDLE + CONVERTED PDF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_cat":[218],"product_tag":[1774,1519,1789],"class_list":["post-62970","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-nursing-books","product_tag-drug-calculations","product_tag-fundamentals-of-nursing","product_tag-pharmacology"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"it","enabled_languages":["en","uk","ar","au","ca","de","fr","es","pt","th","it","da","ko","he"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"uk":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ar":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"au":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ca":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"pt":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"th":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"it":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"da":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ko":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"he":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/62970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=62970"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalebooks.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=62970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}