Advanced Practice Providers
Laura D. Rosenthal, DNP, ACNP, FAANP
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado
Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc,
FNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
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,Table of Contents
Cover image
Title Page
Copyright
Dedications
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Contributor and Reviewers
Preface
Laying Foundations in Basic Principles
Reviewing Physiology and Pathophysiology
Teaching Through Prototypes
Large Print and Small Print: A Way to Focus on Essentials
Using Clinical Reality to Prioritize Content
Special Features
Teaching Supplements for Instructors
Ways to Use This Textbook
Unit I Introduction
Chapter 1 Prescriptive Authority
What Is Prescriptive Authority?
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, Prescriptive Authority Regulations
The Case for Full Prescriptive Authority
Prescriptive Authority and Responsibility
Chapter 2 Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing
The Responsibility of Prescribing
Drug Selection
Prescriptions
Assistance
Chapter 3 Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy
Medication Education
Monitoring
Adherence
Managing Medication Therapy
Summary
Unit II Basic Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Drug Interaction
Chapter 5 Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors
Adverse Drug Reactions
Medication Errors
Chapter 6 Individual Variation in Drug Responses
Body Weight and Composition
Age
Pathophysiology
Tolerance
Placebo Effect
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