Description

Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care is one of the most widely used pharmacology textbooks in nursing education. This page offers the 10th Edition, by Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum and Laura D. Rosenthal, published by Saunders in April 2018 (1,456 pages in print). The book explains how drugs work and what nurses need to know to administer them safely, monitor their effects and teach patients. It is a full course textbook, suited both to study and to later reference.

Who Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care is for

• BSN and ADN students taking a pharmacology course where Lehne’s is the assigned text.
• Nursing students preparing for licensure who want a thorough reference to revise drug classes.
• Graduate and advanced practice students who need to refresh pharmacological foundations.
• Practising nurses and educators looking for a detailed nursing-focused pharmacology reference.

Pharmacology is easier when you study by drug class rather than by individual drug. Our guide on how to study pharmacology explains the method step by step.

How the book is organised

Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care is known for its prototype approach: within each drug family, it explains one representative drug in depth, then shows how related drugs differ from it. This lets you understand a whole class through a single well-studied example instead of memorising hundreds of drugs separately. The book combines basic principles of pharmacology with drug families grouped by body system and therapeutic use, always from a nursing perspective.

To see the full list of units and chapters, open the online FlipBook preview on this page and browse the table of contents.

About the 10th Edition

This page offers the 10th Edition of Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, published in 2018. A newer edition has since been published. Drug approvals, dosing information and guidelines change over time, so if your course requires the newer edition, buy the edition on your syllabus; and in practice, always check current drug references and local protocols rather than relying on any textbook alone.

How to study with Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care

1. Learn the prototype first. For each class, master the prototype’s mechanism, main uses, key adverse effects and nursing implications before moving on.
2. Build class summary cards. One card per drug family, listing the prototype and how other members differ.
3. Quiz yourself. Close the book and explain a prototype aloud; then check. Our article on active recall shows how to make this a habit.
4. Know the licensure blueprint. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing publishes official NCLEX information, including how pharmacological therapies fit in the test plan.

Format, preview and access

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Pair it with these nursing titles

• Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition: a more concise, nursing-process alternative if your course uses it.
• Dosage Calculations for Nursing Students: practice for the medication math that pharmacology courses also assess.
• Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition: the clinical conditions in which these drugs are used.
• Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 7th Edition: the lab values you monitor during drug therapy.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the latest edition of Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care?

No. This is the 10th Edition (2018); a newer edition is available from the publisher. Check which edition your course requires.

Who are the authors of this edition?

Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum and Laura D. Rosenthal, who continued the textbook originally created by Richard A. Lehne.

Does it include the publisher’s online resources?

No. You receive the PDF eBook only; online platforms, codes and supplementary resources are not included.

How quickly can I access it?

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