Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, 3rd Ed

Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, Third Edition, by Laura D. Rosenthal and Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum is the Elsevier paperback pharmacology text written for NP and PA students who will prescribe, not just administer, medications.

The book builds on the Lehne undergraduate pharmacology text that most nurses learned from, then reorients it around prescriptive practice. Opening chapters cover prescriptive authority, rational drug selection, prescription writing, and promoting positive outcomes of drug therapy. The core drug chapters focus on the medications advanced practice providers see most often, with Black Box Warnings and Drug Decision Guide boxes that frame the choice between agents. The Third Edition adds chapters on drugs for sexual dysfunction and drugs for transgender health and updates treatment guidelines throughout.

What's included

• Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, Third Edition
• Authors: Laura D. Rosenthal and Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum
• Paperback, new
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISBN-13: 9780323936064
• Drug Decision Guide boxes and Black Box Warning summaries

Who it's for

Students in FNP, AGNP, PMHNP, CNS, CNM, and CRNA programs taking advanced pharmacology, physician assistant students in their didactic pharmacotherapeutics course, and new graduate APRNs and PAs preparing for certification exams such as the AANP, ANCC, or PANCE where prescribing decisions are tested. Practicing providers also use it as a prescribing reference by body system.

Why this edition

The Third Edition is the current edition and the one graduate programs now list. Guidelines for diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulation, and psychiatric medications have moved since the Second Edition, and the new chapters reflect the populations advanced practice providers increasingly care for. Buying the edition on your syllabus keeps your chapter and case references aligned with class.

Frequently asked questions

How is Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics different from Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care?

Pharmacology for Nursing Care is the undergraduate text focused on administration and monitoring. Pharmacotherapeutics is the graduate text focused on selecting and prescribing drugs.

Does this book include Evolve online resources?

Elsevier publishes companion Evolve resources for this title. This listing is the printed paperback; any online access depends on the publisher’s current terms for new copies.

Is the Third Edition suitable for PA students?

Yes. The title and content explicitly cover physician assistant pharmacotherapeutics as well as nurse practitioner prescribing.

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