Pharmacology book

Nurses New Nurse

Published

Can anybody recommend an authoritive book on pharmacology that is

1. well organised

2. comprehensive

3. easy to understand

That is also used in most nursing schools in united states and canada.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

used in most nursing schools in united states and canada.

recently used Abrams, Pennington, & Lammon Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice

and it has a CD for practice questions

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU.

Pharmacology for Nursing Care by Richard A. Lehne (publisher is Saunders/elsevier)---trust me on this one!! This book is very well written with a bit of humor thrown in with short chapters, but also quite informative.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Pharmacology for Nursing Care by Richard A. Lehne (publisher is Saunders/elsevier)---trust me on this one!! This book is very well written with a bit of humor thrown in with short chapters, but also quite informative.

How does lehne's book compare to this book (rang) here ?

http://www.amazon.com/Rang-Dales-Pharmacology-STUDENT-CONSULT/dp/0443069115/ref=sr_1_1/102-6784161-5673747?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183098249&sr=1-1

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.

I don't know how Lehne's book compares to any other pharmacology book, but it is THE book in my opinion. It will put down for you not just the drug, but the pathophysiology behind why and how the drug works the way it does. You can not help learning from it.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Jack of all trades, and still learning.

Although I'm Australian, and many of our drugs not only have different trade names but also generic names, there is one American book that I find really useful. It was not part of my curriculum but nevertheless it is excellent.

Hitner H and Nagle G (2005) Pharmacology: An Introduction

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment