Nursing Pharmacology
This textbook is appropriate for the entry level nursing students such as the Associate Degree in Nursing.
It presents common drug classes which is easy to understand especially to students whose first language is not English. The glossary and table of contents are excellent. Direct links are provided to Daily Med, which provides current information about marketed drugs in the United States,
Critical thinking activities in each section promotes enhanced learning skills of the students.
The given content is error free and unbiased. However, some of the chapters require updating current drugs information.
Most of the information is up-to date. However, there are several new medications developed frequently and being used for treating patients. Updating such categories are important.
The information was clear, concise. Language is simple and easy to understand even to students with English as their second language.
Consistency of writing and layout of the content is maintained throughout the chapters.
One of the best parts of this textbook is its modularity. Each reading section is short with complete (necessary) information. There is no information that can be skipped as only the most important information is included in the book. At the same time, it is short and keep the student focused on the contents.
The topics in all chapters are presented in a logical and clear fashion. Information is presented in an interesting manner with videos, graphics, tables and the final critical thinking activity that draws the attention and focus of the students.
This book is available in different format, easy to access and has no significant interface issues.
No grammar errors identified.
No cultural insensitivity or offensiveness identified although this book provides several scenarios including clients with different races and ethnicities.
This textbook lacks advanced learning resources which reenforces student learning although it has resources such as flash cards, quizzes, videos and graphics. Current pharmacology textbooks include several other learning resources such as interactive case studies, Animations-concepts in action, Pre lecture quizzes, One-Minute-Nurse etc.
Overall, this textbook is an excellent resource to learn pharmacology for an entry level nursing student.