Pharmacology Online to Accompany Lehne Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 5th edition: Online Course...

Pharmacology Online to Accompany Lehne Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 5th edition: Online Course | Richard Lehne; Patricia Neafsey; Julie Snyder; Kathleen Guiterrez; Alan Agins; Valerie Baker | When you know the diagnosis, but not the proper Rx

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	Pharmacology Online to Accompany Lehne Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 5th edition: Online Course Richard Lehne; Patricia Neafsey; Julie Snyder; Kathleen Guiterrez; Alan Agins; Valerie Baker W.B. Saunders Company, 2004 - 16 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Awesome! A must have!

Although this book is made for nursing, I found it extremely insightful. I am a Physician Assistant & I would recommend it to ANY healthcare provider!

When you know the diagnosis, but not the proper Rx

This is an excellent text when you may be unfamiliar with which meds should be prescribed for certain medical diagnoses or need to research which meds are available within a certain pharmaceutical class. For example, if you need to research available meds for central nervous system disorders, you would go to Section V. Then the section is further divided into Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurologic Drugs, Drugs for Pain, Psychotherapeutic Drugs, etc. etc.

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Best Pharm book I ever saw!!

I love this book. Very clearly written with basic explanation of disease processes too. It clearly explains why certain medications work as they do. It is easy to follow (you just have to read it and take your time). It will enhance your basic understanding. Even PA-students like the clarity of the writing.

Wonderful!

Very to the point and no wording just to fill out pages.

LOVED THE TEXT... but the Study Guide wasn't what I expected

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THE GOOD:
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This textbook is an excellent read and everyone in my class agrees! The author (Lehne) does a great job of explaining and highlighting the most important concepts for each chapter/drug class, as well as relating them to the underlying pathophysiology and disease process. More importantly, Lehne accomplishes this without overwhelming the reader with loads of extra information not pertinent to gaining a good, basic, understanding of Pharmacology. So, it is a great book to start with to learn the foundations of Pharmacology in nursing. The end-of-chapter "Key Points" and "Nursing Implications" are also extremely helpful. The summaries in some texts are not very good at capturing the main concepts -- which I can understand since that can be a hard thing to accomplish depending on the subject area being studied -- but, Lehne definitely does it well in this text.

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THE BAD:
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The study guide was a disappointment. I think it's important to know beforehand that the study guide does not have any multiple-choice questions in it -- it has only "Critical Thinking and Study Questions" and "Case Studies". You have to write out all the answers to the questions. The answers to the questions are also not in the book itself, but they are available on the book's companion website. This might just be a personal study preference, but I prefer to do multiple choice questions because they prepare me more for the exams in my nursing program. Also, I am in an accelerated BSN program (11-months) and my time is very limited -- so, having to write out the answers to questions in the study guide and then go to the website for the answers just takes up too much time. Nonetheless, I do think the study guide is well-written and could definitely be more helpful to others that do have more time to spend on it -- but it just wasn't for me. I personally feel that study guides that have muliple-choice questions will better prepare me better for exams like the HESI & NCLEX. Another important note -- neither of the books come with a CD. Some classmates were surprised by this since most of the books required for our program have CDs with study questions (multiple-choice) that are usually very helpful. I know that no CD was advertised with the books, but some people might overlook this detail. It's nice to know things like this sometimes before purchasing.

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THE BOTTOM LINE:
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Although the study guide just wasn't for me, it may be ideal for others -- depending on your own personal study habits.

I would definitely recommend the textbook to anyone without hesitation. Students! Instructors! This is THE textbook to get for Pharmacology. I've been getting A's thanks to this textbook -- and of course some hard work on my part!

"You get out of it what you put into it" -- words to live by!

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RATINGS:
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Textbook -> 5 Stars
Study Guide -> 3 Stars

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

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