Study Guide for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process

Use this practical study guide to get more out of Lilley’s Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition textbook! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this workbook helps you review and understand the key terms, key concepts, and pharmacology that nurses need to know. Exercises include NCLEX-RN® examination-style review questions, critical thinking and application questions, and case studies. It provides the review and practice you need to master the nursing process and nursing pharmacology!

• Application-based NCLEX® exam practice questions include at least one alternate item question per chapter
• Review questions in each chapter are divided into sections: Chapter Review and NCLEX® Examination Preparation, Matching, Critical Thinking and Application, and Case Study
• Focus on prioritization features prioritization exercises in which you must evaluate a clinical scenario and answer the question: What is the nurse’s best action?
• Overview of drug calculation concepts helps you correctly perform mathematical problems when calculating drug dosages, and includes practice problems and a practice quiz
• Sample drug labels are shown
• Learning strategies expand upon the unique, cartoon-illustrated study strategies in the Lilley textbook, and offer additional information and learning tips
• Answers for all questions are provided at the back of the book

• NEW! Expanded NCLEX® focus includes one to two additional NCLEX examination-style questions for each chapter, including additional alternate item format types
• NEW! Updated review questions reflect the updated content in the 10th edition of the Lilley textbook

Linda Lilley, PhD, RN, is University Professor and Associate Professor Emeritus at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, teaches at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Shelly Collins, PharmD, has decades of clinical experience in which she has been responsible for overseeing system-wide pharmaceutical safety.