140 Must Know Meds: Demolish Nursing Pharmacology (Nursing Clinical Essentials)

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I've been a nurse for years and this book is a great refresher and tool to look up medications that you might not always use everyday, but are common medications used in the medical field. It's written and laid out so you can find the medication you need in a hurry. I learn much better when I have a book/material in my hands instead of reading it on a computer and/or having to research it online. A coworker of mine recommended this to me and after looking at her copy, decided to buy a copy for myself.

I am a nursing instructor, and I LOVE this book for my first-semester student's introduction to pharm. I have even bought second-hand copies for students to borrow. I use the book for prizes and recognizing students' extra effort.

I wish it would list side effects. But that's the only thing I would critique on.

I found this book incredibly helpful in breaking down the various medications we are required to learn. The book provides clear explanations and mnemonic devices to help with memorization. Overall, I highly recommend this book to any nursing student or healthcare professional looking to improve their understanding of pharmacology.

It's a great intro to many drugs, but it doesn't tell you a lot about contraindications or details about drug-food etc. interactions. There are some drug-drug interaction details. Good way to become familiar with drugs at an intro level.

It gives good information, but no doses were written in so not a good choice for a nurse practitioner student.

I absolutely love this book! This is the first Pharmacology book I order and I'm glad I did. Coming from a person that doesn't even know what the basics meds are (like Tylenoland and ibuprofen) and what they do, it really helps out a lot. I'm a nursing student and I'm excellent in A&P but lack my medication knowledge so this has been a huge help. The book is structured by giving you the med name (generic and trade name) what it can be used for (vTACH, pain, CHF etc.) what pharmacology class it belongs to and what to consider and look at when you give them these meds all in one page so it's short and not intimidating . This really helps if you're a starter, but if you want more advanced knowledge, then you might want to get another book.